fionnán
Irish
Alternative forms
- feannán, fionnánach
Etymology
From fionn (“fair, blond”) + -án
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲan̪ˠanˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form feannán)
Noun
fionnán m (genitive singular fionnáin, nominative plural fionnáin)
- purple moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
Declension
Declension of fionnán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish 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. |
Further reading
- “fionnán” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “fionnán” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 316.
- "fionnán" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42