flann

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

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	flann	fhlann	flanna; fhlanna²
Vocative	fhlainn		flanna
Genitive		flanne	flanna	flann
Dative	flann; fhlann¹	fhlann; fhlainn (archaic)	flanna; fhlanna²
Comparative	níos flanne
Superlative	is flanne

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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative flann Vocative a fhlann Genitive flainne Dative flann

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhlann Genitive na flainne Dative leis an bhflann don fhlann

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

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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): /flan͈/

Adjective

flann

1. blood-red, crimson

Descendants

• Irish: flann
• Scottish Gaelic: flann

Noun

flann m

1. (poetic) blood

Derived terms

• Flann m (“personal name”)

Mutation

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

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

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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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “flann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 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