flann

See also: Flann

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flãn/

Noun

flann

1. walk, stroll

Related terms

• flannen

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish flann, from Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).

Adjective

flann (genitive singular masculine flainn, genitive singular feminine flainne, plural flanna, comparative flainne)

1. blood red

Declension

Declension of flann

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	flann	fhlann	flanna; fhlanna2
vocative	fhlainn		flanna
genitive		flainne	flanna	flann
dative	flann; fhlann1	fhlann; fhlainn (archaic)	flanna; fhlanna2
Comparative	níos flainne
Superlative	is flainne

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

Derived terms

• flannbhuí (“orange”)

Noun

flann f (genitive singular flainne)

1. (poetic) blood

Declension

Declension of flann (second declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative flann vocative a fhlann genitive flainne dative flann forms with the definite article singular nominative an fhlann genitive na flainne dative leis an bhflann don fhlann

Mutation

Mutated forms of flann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
flann	fhlann	bhflann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “flann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “flann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• fland

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸlan̪/

Adjective

flann

1. blood-red, crimson
2. (nominalized, masculine, poetic) blood

Derived terms

• Flann m (“personal name”)

Descendants

• Irish: flann
• Scottish Gaelic: flann

Mutation

Mutation of flann

radical	lenition	nasalization
flann	ḟlann	flann pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish flann, from Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).

Adjective

flann

1. red, blood-red

Synonyms

• cruan

Derived terms

• flann-bhuinneach
• flann-dearg
• flann-dhearg
• flannach

Mutation

Mutation of flann

radical	lenition
flann	fhlann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “flann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language