fionnuacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• fionn-fhuacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From fionn (“white”) +‎ fuacht (“cold”); formed on the basis of fionnuar (“coolness”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞n̪ˠwaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

fionnuacht m (genitive singular fionnuachta)

1. Synonym of fionnuaire (“coolness”)

Declension

Declension of fionnuacht

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fionnuacht Vocative a fhionnuacht Genitive fionnuachta Dative fionnuacht

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fionnuacht Genitive an fhionnuachta Dative leis an bhfionnuacht don fhionnuacht

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fionnuacht	fhionnuacht	bhfionnuacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fionn-ḟuaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 316