fianaise
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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish fíadnuisi, from Old Irish fíadnisse, from fíadu (“witness”).[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fianais and Manx fenish.
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnˠɪʃə/, /ˈfʲiːn̪ˠɪʃə/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiən̪ˠəʃ/[3] (as if spelled fiannais)
Noun
fianaise f (genitive singular fianaise, nominative plural fianaisí or fianaistí)
Declension
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Derived terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fianaise | fhianaise | bhfianaise |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fíadnaise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 237, page 87
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fianaise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fianaise”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “fianaise”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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