fiáin
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈfʲiːɑːnʲ]
Etymology 1
Adjective
fiáin (genitive singular masculine fiáin, genitive singular feminine fiáine, plural fiáine, comparative fiáine)
- wild, uncultivated
- wild, undomesticated
- uncontrolled
- tempestuous
- intensely eager
Declension
Declension of fiáin
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fiáin | fhiáin | fiáine; fhiáine² | |
| Vocative | fhiáin | fiáine | ||
| Genitive | fiáine | fiáine | fiáin | |
| Dative | fiáin; 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.
Synonyms
- (wild): fia
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Noun
fiáin m sg
- vocative singular of fián
- genitive singular of fián
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fiáin | fhiáin | bhfiáin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fiáin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “fiáin” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fiáin” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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