fionnuaire
Irish
Alternative forms
- fionnuaireacht, fionnuacht, fionnuartas
- fionn-fhuaire (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish ionnuaire; later reinterpreted as a compound of fionn (“white”) + fuaire. By surface analysis, fionnuar + -e.
Declension
Declension of fionnuaire
Fourth declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fionnuaire | fhionnuaire | bhfionnuaire |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ind(ḟ)úaire”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “fionn-ḟuaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fionnuaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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