fáinne
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂n- (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Latin ānus and Old Armenian անուր (anur). The initial f comes from a reinterpretation of áinne as fháinne in leniting environments, leading to fáinne as a back-formation from this supposedly underlying form in nonleniting environments. Compare Scottish Gaelic fàinne.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːɲə/
- (Cork, Kerry, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːn̠ʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠæːn̠ʲə/
Noun[edit]
fáinne m (genitive singular fáinne, nominative plural fáinní)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fáinne
Derived terms[edit]
- fáinneach (“annular”, adjective)
- fáinne cluaise (“earring”)
- fáinne gealltanais (“engagement ring”)
- gásfháinne (“gas ring”)
- heitreafháinneach (“heterocyclic”, adjective)
- méar an fháinne (“ring finger”)
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fáinne | fháinne | bhfáinne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- "fáinne" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fáinne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fáinne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish fourth-declension nouns
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