fonn

See also: fónn, fönn, fönn-, and fǫnn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn; cognate with Icelandic fönn, Danish fon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔnː/

  Rhymes: -ɔnː

Noun

fonn f (genitive singular fannar, plural fannir)

1. snowdrift
2. bow wash, bow wave

Declension

f4	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	fonn	fonnin	fannir	fannirnar
Accusative	fonn	fonnina	fannir	fannirnar
Dative	fonn	fonnini	fonnum	fonnunum
Genitive	fannar	fannarinnar	fanna	fannanna

Synonyms

• kavafonn, skalvur, snjófonn (poetic)
• bógfonn

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fˠuːn̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /fˠɑun̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /fˠʌn̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fonn (“desire, fondness”).

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn)

1. desire, urge
2. mood (with chun or the genitive of what the person is in the mood for)

   Tá fonn orm chun damhsa.

   I feel like dancing; I’m in the mood for dancing.

   Tá fonn damhsa orm.

   I feel like dancing; I’m in the mood for dancing.

Declension

Declension of fonn

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fonn Vocative a fhoinn Genitive foinn Dative fonn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an fonn Genitive an fhoinn Dative leis an bhfonn don fhonn

Derived terms

• d’fhonn
• d’fhonn is go
• fonnmhar (“desirous, wishful, eager, willing”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fonn (“melody, song”).

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn, nominative plural foinn)

1. (music) air (song)

Declension

Declension of fonn

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative fonn foinn Vocative a fhoinn a fhonna Genitive foinn fonn Dative fonn foinn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an fonn na foinn Genitive an fhoinn na bhfonn Dative leis an bhfonn don fhonn leis na foinn

Derived terms

• fonnadóir
• fonnmhar (“tuneful, melodious”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fonn	fhonn	bhfonn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fonn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fonn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 328
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fonn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117
• “fonn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 175
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 28

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Middle Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

fonn m

1. desire, fondness, pleasure (in something)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Perhaps an extension of etymology 1.

Noun

fonn m

1. melody, song

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔnː/

Noun

fonn f (plural fonna)

1. a snowdrift
2. an avalanche
3. a glacier

Derived terms

• snøfonn

Further reading

• “fonn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Irish

Etymology

Possibly a late or variant form of bonn (“sole, foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fon͈/

Noun

fonn m or n

1. sole (of the foot):
2. base, bottom, foundation
3. soil, ground, (by extension) piece of land, territory

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	fonn	fonnL	fuinnL
Vocative	fuinn	fonnL	fonnuH
Accusative	fonnN	fonnL	fonnuH
Genitive	fuinnL	fonn	fonnN
Dative	fonnL	fonnaib	fonnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	fonnN	fonnN	fonnL, fonna
Vocative	fonnN	fonnN	fonnL, fonna
Accusative	fonnN	fonnN	fonnL, fonna
Genitive	fuinnL	fonn	fonnN
Dative	fonnL	fonnaib	fonnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
fonn	ḟonn	fonn pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fonn (‘sole; bottom’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔun̪ˠ/

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular fuinn, plural fuinn)

1. tune, melody

Synonyms

• port, mànran

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fonn	fhonn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Vilamovian

Noun

fonn n (plural of fōn)

1. flags