fiáin

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish fíadan, from Old Irish fíad (“game, wild animals”) (compare Breton gouez), from Proto-Celtic *wēdus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-u-s.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiənʲ/, [ˈfʲiːɛ̯nʲ] (corresponding to the form fiain)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːɑːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲi.ænʲ/[1]

Adjective

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  1. wild, uncultivated
  2. wild, undomesticated
  3. uncontrolled
  4. tempestuous
  5. intensely eager
Declension
Declension of fiáin
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) fhiáin fiáine;
fhiáine²
Vocative fhiáin fiáine
Genitive fiáine fiáine Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value);
fhiáin¹		 fhiáin fiáine;
fhiáine²
Comparative níos fiáine
Superlative is fiáine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 33

Further reading

Noun

fiáin m sg

  1. vocative/genitive singular of fián

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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