fíniúin

Irish

Alternative forms

• fíneamhain (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínemain, from Latin vindēmia.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲiːˈnʲuːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲuːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲunʲ/

Noun

fíniúin f (genitive singular fíniúna, nominative plural fíniúnacha)

1. (grape-)vine
2. vineyard

   Synonym: fíonghort

Declension

Declension of fíniúin

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fíniúin fíniúnacha Vocative a fhíniúin a fhíniúnacha Genitive fíniúna fíniúnacha Dative fíniúin fíniúnacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhíniúin na fíniúnacha Genitive na fíniúna na bhfíniúnacha Dative leis an bhfíniúin don fhíniúin leis na fíniúnacha

Related terms

• fíniúnach (“abounding in (grape-)vines; abounding in vineyards”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fíniúin	fhíniúin	bhfíniúin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fínemain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fíneaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíniúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fíniúin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024