fionnadh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish finnfad, possibly due to confusion with fionna (“a hair”).

Alternative forms
  • fionnfadh

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞n̪ˠhu/[1] (corresponding to the form fionnfadh)

Noun

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnaidh, nominative plural fionnaidh)

  1. hair, fur
    Synonym: clúmh
  2. pile (of cloth)
  3. grain (of wood)
Declension
Declension of fionnadh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fionnadh fionnaidh
Vocative a fhionnaidh a fhionnadha
Genitive fionnaidh fionnadh
Dative fionnadh fionnaidh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fionnadh na fionnaidh
Genitive an fhionnaidh na bhfionnadh
Dative leis an bhfionnadh

don fhionnadh

 leis na fionnaidh
Derived terms
  • cóta fionnaidh (“fur coat”)
  • fionnadhach (“hairy, furry”, adjective)
  • fionnaitheach (“hairy, furry”, adjective)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnta, nominative plural fionntaí)

  1. verbal noun of fionn (to singe, flay):
  2. act of flaying, singeing, applying fire to
    beirim fionnadh do ― I apply fire to, I scorch
Declension
Declension of fionnadh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fionnadh fionntaí
Vocative a fhionnadh a fhionntaí
Genitive fionnta fionntaí
Dative fionnadh fionntaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fionnadh na fionntaí
Genitive an fhionnta na bhfionntaí
Dative leis an bhfionnadh

don fhionnadh

 leis na fionntaí
See also

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnta, nominative plural fionntaí)

  1. verbal noun of fionn (to whiten):
  2. a white speck on the iris.
Declension
Declension of fionnadh

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fionnadh fionntaí
Vocative a fhionnadh a fhionntaí
Genitive fionnta fionntaí
Dative fionnadh fionntaí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fionnadh na fionntaí
Genitive an fhionnta na bhfionntaí
Dative leis an bhfionnadh

don fhionnadh

 leis na fionntaí

Verb

fionnadh

  1. inflection of fionn:
    1. past indicative autonomous
    2. past subjunctive analytic
    3. third-person singular imperative

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fionnadh fhionnadh bhfionnadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 88

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfjũn̪ˠəɣ/

Noun

fionnadh m (genitive singular fionnaidh, no plural)

  1. flaying, skinning
  2. trying
  3. searching
  4. examining
  5. hair of a quadruped
    Tha fionnadh chàmal air a chòta. ― His coat has camel hair.
  6. beard
  7. fur
    Tha fionnadh na chuinnleanan. ― There's hair in his nostrils.
  8. fur (article of dress)
  9. pile (as of cloth)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fionnadhfhionnadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “fionnadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “finnfad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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