fiann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fíann, from Proto-Celtic *wēnos (“hero”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“strive for, wish, desire”). Cognate with Latin vēnor (“I hunt”), Old English wynn (“joy, desire”) and Old Norse vinr (“friend”). Akin to Irish fine.
Noun
fiann f (genitive singular féinne, nominative plural fianna)
- (historical, literary, Irish mythology) roving band of warrior-hunters
- band of soldiers
- (by extension) band, group
Declension
Declension of fiann
Derived terms
- Amhrán na bhFiann
- fiann fichille (“set of chessmen”)
- Fianna Éireann (national insurrectionary scout body)
- Fianna Fáil (political party)
- Fianna Fhinn, na Fianna (“legendary warrior-bands of Fionn Mac Cumhaill”)
- fiannas m (“the profession of a warrior, of a soldier; active military service”)
Related terms
- féinní m (“member of legendary Fianna; (roving) warrior; soldier; champion”)
- fiannach (“having, pertaining to, warrior bands; pertaining to the ancient Fianna; ancient, pertaining to antiquity”, adjective)
- fiannaíocht f (“service with ancient warrior band; service in Fianna; stories, lays, of the Fianna; ancient lore; romantic story-telling”)
- fiannaí m (“teller of stories of the ancient Fianna; one versed in ancient lore; romancer, story-teller”)
- fiannlaoch m (“member of warrior band”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fiann | fhiann | bhfiann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “fiann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fiann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
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