fáinne
English edit
Noun edit
fáinne (plural fáinnes or fáinni)
- Alternative form of fainne
- 2000, Michael O'Sullivan, Brendan Behan: A Life (page 158)
- The Dublin Gaels with their golden fáinnes
- 2000, Michael O'Sullivan, Brendan Behan: A Life (page 158)
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish fáinne,[1] form Old Irish áinne,[2] from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂n- (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Latin ānus and Old Armenian անուր (anur). The initial f comes from a reinterpretation of áinne as fháinne in leniting environments, leading to fáinne as a back-formation in nonleniting environments. Compare Scottish Gaelic fàinne.
Pronunciation edit
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːɲə/
- (Cork, Kerry, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːn̠ʲə/[3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaːn̠ʲə/[4]
Noun edit
fáinne m (genitive singular fáinne, nominative plural fáinní)
Declension edit
Declension of fáinne
Derived terms edit
- fáinne cluaise (“earring”)
- fáinne gealltanais (“engagement ring”)
- fáinneach (“annular”, adjective)
- gásfháinne (“gas ring”)
- heitreafháinneach (“heterocyclic”, adjective)
- méar an fháinne (“ring finger”)
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fáinne | fháinne | bhfáinne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “áinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 105
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 90
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fáinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fáinne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fáinne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.