fáinne
Irish
fáinne
Etymology
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 from this supposedly underlying form in nonleniting environments. Compare Scottish Gaelic fàinne.
Pronunciation
Noun
fáinne m (genitive singular fáinne, nominative plural fáinní)
Declension
Declension of fáinne
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- fáinne cluaise (“earring”)
- fáinne gealltanais (“engagement ring”)
- fáinneach (“annular”, adjective)
- gásfháinne (“gas ring”)
- heitreafháinneach (“heterocyclic”, adjective)
- méar an fháinne (“ring finger”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fáinne | fháinne | bhfáinne |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fáinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fáinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “fáinne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fáinne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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