Icelandic

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Adjective

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fín

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

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *wīnom, borrowed from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Noun

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fín n or m

  1. wine

Inflection

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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

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  • Fíngin
    Irish: Fínín

Descendants

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Mutation

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

References

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