fionn

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Contents 1 Irish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Declension 1.4 Verb 2 Scottish Gaelic 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Adjective 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Synonyms 2.4 Noun 2.5 Verb

[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish find < Proto-Celtic *windo- (cf. Welsh gwyn, Gaulish vindos), from a nasalised form of root Proto-Indo-European *wid- < Proto-Indo-European *weid- (“‘know, see’”).

[edit] Adjective

fionn

1. fair (of hair or complexion)
2. blonde

[edit] Noun

fionn m.

1. cataract (in eye)

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fionn fionna Vocative a fhinn a fhionna Genitive finn fionn Dative fionn fionna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fionn na fionna Genitive an fhinn na bhfionn Dative leis an bhfionn don fhionn leis na fionna

[edit] Verb

fionn

1. ascertain
2. discover

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish find < Proto-Celtic *windo- (cf. Welsh gwyn, Gaulish vindos), from a nasalised form of root Proto-Indo-European *wid- < Proto-Indo-European *weid- (“‘know, see’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [fʲuːn]

[edit] Adjective

fionn

1. fair (of hair or complexion)

   "Chunnaic mi Cailean fionn MacGill'Eathain a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh." ("I saw fair-haired Colin MacLean coming towards me.")

2. white

[edit] Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	fionn	fionn	fionna
Vocative	finn	fionn	fionna
Genitive	finn	finne	fionn
Dative	fionn	fionn archaic finn	fionna

comparative/superlative: finne

[edit] Synonyms

• bàn

[edit] Noun

fionn

1. cataract (in eye)

[edit] Verb

fionn

1. flay
2. skin