fíon dearg

fíon dearg

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌfʲiːnˠ ˈdʲaɾˠəɡ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˌfʲiːnˠ ˈdʲæɾˠəɡ/

Noun

fíon dearg m (genitive singular fíona dheirg, nominative plural fíonta dearga)

1. red wine

Declension

Declension of fíon dearg

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fíon dearg fíonta dearga Vocative a fhíon dheirg a fhíonta dearga Genitive fíona dheirg fíonta dearga Dative fíon dearg fíonta dearga

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fíon dearg na fíonta dearga Genitive an fhíona dheirg na bhfíonta dearga Dative leis an bhfíon dearg don fhíon dhearg leis na fíonta dearga

Coordinate terms

• fíon bán, fíon geal (“white wine”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fíon dearg	fhíon dearg	bhfíon dearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fíon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN