fearthainn

== Irish == === Alternative forms === fearthain f === Etymology === From Middle Irish ferthain (“giving forth, pouring, showering”), from the verbal noun of Old Irish feraid (“grant, afford, supply”). === Pronunciation === (Waterford) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠhəɲ/ (Cork, Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠhən̠ʲ/ (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠən/ (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠhən̠ʲ/ === Noun === fearthainn f (genitive singular fearthainne) rain (condensed water from a cloud) rainfall ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== báisteach ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fearthainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN