fìon
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish fín, from Latin vīnum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fiən/
Noun
fìon m (genitive singular fìona, plural fìontan)
- wine
- (obsolete) truth
Derived terms
- fìon-geur m (“vinegar”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fìon | fhìon |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “fìon”, 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), “fín”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language