fionn

== Irish == === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲũːn̪ˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /fʲin̪ˠ/, /fʲuːn̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨn̪ˠ/ === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic *windos. ==== Adjective ==== fionn (genitive singular masculine finn, genitive singular feminine finne, plural fionna, comparative finne) fair (of hair or complexion) blond(e) ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== fionn m (genitive singular finn, nominative plural fionna) (pathology) cataract (in an eye) ===== Declension ===== ==== Verb ==== fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (ambitransitive) to make white, whiten to clear, brighten to scorch, singe; to set alight ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Irish finnaid, from Old Irish ro·finnadar. ==== Verb ==== fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive) to ascertain, find out, discover to contrive, invent ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== fionn (present analytic fionnann, future analytic fionnfaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnta) (transitive) alternative form of feann (“to flay”) ===== Conjugation ===== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fionn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “fionn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “fionn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish find. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fjũːn̪ˠ/ === Adjective === fionn (comparative fionna) fair (of hair or complexion)) Chunnaic mi Cailean Fionn a' tighinn gam ionnsaigh. ― I saw Fair-haired Colin coming towards me. white Synonym: bàn ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== clamhan-fionn eun-fionn === Noun === fionn f (pathology) cataract (in an eye) === Verb === fionn (past dh'fhionn, future fionnaidh, verbal noun fionnadh, past participle fionnte) flay, skin === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language