flann
Haitian Creole
Noun
flann
- walk, stroll
Related terms
- flannen
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish flann, from Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).
Adjective
flann (genitive singular masculine flainn, genitive singular feminine flainne, plural flanna, comparative flainne)
- blood-red
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | flann | fhlann | flanna; fhlanna² | |
Vocative | fhlainn | flanna | ||
Genitive | flainne | flanna | flann | |
Dative | flann; fhlann¹ | fhlann; fhlainn (archaic) | flanna; fhlanna² | |
Comparative | níos flainne | |||
Superlative | is flainne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- flannbhuí (“orange”)
Noun
flann f (genitive singular flainne)
- (poetic) blood
Declension
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
|
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “flann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “flann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- fland
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flan͈/
Adjective
flann
- blood-red, crimson
Descendants
- Irish: flann
- Scottish Gaelic: flann
Noun
flann m
- (poetic) blood
Derived terms
- Flann m (“personal name”)
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
flann | ḟlann | flann pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish flann, from Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).
Adjective
flann
- red, blood-red
Synonyms
- cruan
Derived terms
- flann-bhuinneach
- flann-dearg
- flann-dhearg
- flannach
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “flann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language