fáinne

== English == === Noun === fáinne (plural fáinnes or fáinni) Alternative form of fainne. == Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish fáinne, 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 in nonleniting environments. Compare Scottish Gaelic fàinne. === Pronunciation === (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːɲə/ (Cork, Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːnʲə/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑːn̠ʲə/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaːn̠ʲə/ === Noun === fáinne m (genitive singular fáinne, nominative plural fáinní) ring Leis an bhfáinne seo, pósaim thú. ― With this ring, I thee wed. circle ringlet, curl Synonyms: bachall, búcla, drol, caschiabh, fáinneog, iodh, lúibín halo ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: fainne, Fainne, Fáinne, fáinne, fawny, fawney, phony, phoney (British) → Romani: foni === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “fáinne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 417; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fáinne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “fáinne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026