fianaise
Irish
Alternative forms
- fiadhnaise, fiadhnuise, fiaghnaise, fiaghnuise, fianuise (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish fíadnuisi, from Old Irish fíadnisse, from fíadu (“witness”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fianais.
Declension
Declension of fianaise
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fianaise | fhianaise | bhfianaise |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fíadnaise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fianaise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “fianaise” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fianaise” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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