Fionlainn
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately, from Old Norse Finnland.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]An Fhionlainn f (genitive na Fionlainne)
- Finland
- Synonym: Poblacht na Fionlainne
Usage notes
[edit]Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- Fionlainnis (“the Finnish language”)
- Fionlannach (“a Finnish person”)
- Fionlannach (“Finnish”, adjective)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Fionlainn | Fhionlainn | bhFionlainn |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “Finland”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Fionlainn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm