fonn
See also: fönn
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fǫnn; cognate with Icelandic fönn, Danish fon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔnː/
- Rhymes: -ɔnː
Noun
fonn f (genitive singular fannar, plural fannir)
Declension
| f4 | Singular | Plural | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fonn | fonnin | fannir | fannirnar |
| Accusative | fonn | fonnina | fannir | fannirnar |
| Dative | fonn | fonnini | fonnum | fonnunum |
| Genitive | fannar | fannarinnar | fanna | fannanna |
Synonyms
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish fonn (“desire, fondness”).
Noun
fonn m (genitive singular foinn)
Declension
Declension of fonn
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from fonn
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Etymology 2
From Old Irish fonn (“melody, song”).
Noun
fonn m (genitive singular foinn, nominative plural foinn)
Declension
Declension of fonn
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
Terms derived from fonn
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fonn | fhonn | bhfonn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "fonn" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “fonn” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- Entries containing “fonn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “fonn” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- ↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 175.
- ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 117.
- ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 86.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fon͈/
Etymology 1
Possibly a late or variant form of bonn (“sole, foot”).
Noun
fonn m, n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
Noun
fonn m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 3
Perhaps an extension of fonn2.
Noun
fonn m
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| fonn | ḟonn | fonn pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “1 fonn (‘sole; bottom’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɔun̪ˠ/
Noun
fonn m (genitive singular fuinn, plural fuinn)
Synonyms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fonn | fhonn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Vilamovian
Noun
fonn n (plural of fōn)
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