Fínín
Irish
editPronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːˈnʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲinʲ/
Etymology 1
editFrom Old Irish Fíngin (literally “wine-born”), from fín (“wine”) + gein (“birth”).
Proper noun
editFínín m (genitive Fhínín)
- a male given name from Old Irish
Usage notes
editHistorically anglicized as Florence, to which it is etymologically unrelated.
Alternative forms
editFurther reading
edit- “Fínín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Ó Corráin, Donnchadh, Maguire, Fidelma (1981) Gaelic Personal Names, Dublin: The Academy Press, →ISBN, page 100
Etymology 2
editFrom fianna (as in Fianna Éireann) + -ín. The monophthongization of ia to í is probably due to the influence of English Fenian, of the given name, or both.
Noun
editFínín m (genitive singular Fínín, nominative plural Fíníní)
Declension
editDeclension of Fínín
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Fínín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Fínín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Fínín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Fínín | Fhínín | bhFínín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish proper nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish given names
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- Irish male given names from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyh₁-
- Irish terms suffixed with -ín
- Irish nouns
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- Irish fourth-declension nouns