Fionlainnis

Irish

Alternative forms

• Fionlannais

Etymology

From an Fhionlainn (“Finland”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfʲɪn̪ˠl̪ˠən̠ʲɪʃ]

Proper noun

Fionlainnis f (genitive Fionlainnise)

1. the Finnish language

Declension

Declension of Fionlainnis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Fionlainnis Vocative a Fhionlainnis Genitive Fionlainnise Dative Fionlainnis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Fhionlainnis Genitive na Fionlainnise Dative leis an bhFionlainnis don Fhionlainnis

Related terms

• Fionlannach (“Finnish”, adjective)
• Fionlannach m (“Finnish person”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Fionlainnis	Fhionlainnis	bhFionlainnis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Fionlainnis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Fionlainnis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024