fín

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fin"

Icelandic

Adjective

fín

1. feminine nominative singular of fínn
2. neuter nominative plural of fínn
3. neuter accusative plural of fínn

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Noun

fín n or m

1. wine

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	fínN	fínL	fínL, fína
Vocative	fínN	fínL	fín
Accusative	fínN	fínL	fín
Genitive	fínoH, fínaH	fínoN, fínaN	fínN
Dative	fínL	fínaib	fínaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• Fíngin

  Irish: Fínín

Descendants

• Irish: fíon
• Manx: feeyn
• Scottish Gaelic: fìon

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
fín	ḟín	fín pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language