See also: Fionn and fíonn

Irish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Irish finn,[2] from Proto-Celtic *windos.

Adjective edit

fionn (genitive singular masculine finn, genitive singular feminine finne, plural fionna, comparative finne)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion)
  2. blond(e)
Declension edit

Noun edit

fionn m (genitive singular finn, nominative plural fionna)

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)
Declension edit

Verb edit

fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to make white, whiten
  2. to clear, brighten
  3. to scorch, singe; to set alight
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Irish finnaid, from Old Irish ro·finnadar.[3]

Verb edit

fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)

  1. to ascertain, find out, discover
  2. to contrive, invent
Conjugation edit

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive)

  1. Alternative form of feann (to flay)
Conjugation edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fionn fhionn bhfionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 111
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ro-finnadar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish find.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

fionn (comparative fionna)

  1. fair (of hair or complexion))
    Chunnaic mi Cailean Fionn a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh.I saw Fair-haired Colin coming towards me.
  2. white
    Synonym: bàn

Declension edit

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative fionn fhionn fionna
Vocative fhinn fhionn fionna
Genitive fhinn fhinn/finne fionna
Dative fhionn fhionn/fhinn fionna

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

fionn f

  1. (pathology) cataract (in an eye)

Verb edit

fionn (past dh'fhionn, future fionnaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnte)

  1. flay, skin

Mutation edit

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fionn fhionn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit