fiáin

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish fíadan, from Old Irish fíad (“game, wild animals”) (compare Breton gouez), from Proto-Celtic *weidus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-u-s. ==== Alternative forms ==== fiain (Munster) fiadhain, fiadháin (superseded) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiənʲ/, [ˈfʲiːɛ̯nʲ] (corresponding to the form fiain) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɑːnʲ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲi.ænʲ/ ==== Adjective ==== fiáin (genitive singular masculine fiáin, genitive singular feminine fiáine, plural fiáine, comparative fiáine) wild, uncultivated wild, undomesticated uncontrolled tempestuous intensely eager ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (wild): fia ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fiáin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fiáin”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “fiáin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== fiáin m sg vocative/genitive singular of fián === Mutation === === References ===