fionnán
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom fionn (“fair, blond”) + -án.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfionnán m (genitive singular fionnáin, nominative plural fionnáin)
Declension
editDeclension of fionnán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fionnán | fhionnán | bhfionnán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
Further reading
edit- “fionnán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fionnán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 316
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fionnán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN