Fionlannach

Irish

Etymology

From An Fhionlainn (“Finland”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Fionlannach (genitive singular masculine Fionlannaigh, genitive singular feminine Fionlannaí, plural Fionlannacha, not comparable)

1. Finnish

Declension

Declension of Fionlannach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Fionlannach	Fhionlannach	Fionlannacha; Fhionlannacha²
Vocative	Fhionlannaigh		Fionlannacha
Genitive		Fionlannaí	Fionlannacha	Fionlannach
Dative	Fionlannach; Fhionlannach¹	Fhionlannach; Fhionlannaigh (archaic)	Fionlannacha; Fhionlannacha²
Comparative	níos Fionlannaí
Superlative	is Fionlannaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Fionlannach m (genitive singular Fionlannaigh, nominative plural Fionlannaigh)

1. Finn, Finlander, Finnish person

Declension

Declension of Fionlannach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Fionlannach Fionlannaigh Vocative a Fhionlannaigh a Fhionlannacha Genitive Fionlannaigh Fionlannach Dative Fionlannach Fionlannaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Fionlannach na Fionlannaigh Genitive an Fhionlannaigh na bhFionlannach Dative leis an bhFionlannach don Fhionlannach leis na Fionlannaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Fionlannach	Fhionlannach	bhFionlannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Fionlannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Fionlannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Fionlannach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.