faithne

Irish

Alternative forms

• aithinne

Etymology

From Old Irish faithne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠæhnʲə/

Noun

faithne m (genitive singular faithne, nominative plural faithní)

1. wart

Declension

Declension of faithne

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative faithne faithní Vocative a fhaithne a fhaithní Genitive faithne faithní Dative faithne faithní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an faithne na faithní Genitive an fhaithne na bhfaithní Dative leis an bhfaithne don fhaithne leis na faithní

Derived terms

• faithne ailse (“cancerous growth”, literally “cancer wart”)
• faithneach (“warty; tuberculate”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
faithne	fhaithne	bhfaithne
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN