feann
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish fennaid, denominative from finnae (“hair”) (compare finnfad), from Proto-Celtic *wendom.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲaun̪ˠ/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /fʲɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /fʲan̪ˠ/
- Homophone: pheann
Verb
[edit]feann (present analytic feannann, future analytic feannfaidh, verbal noun feannadh, past participle feannta)
- to skin, flay
- to fleece (con or trick someone out of money)
- to strip (take away), plunder
- to damn (condemn), slate (criticize harshly)
Conjugation
[edit]* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
feann | fheann | bhfeann |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- “feann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fennaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “feannaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 303
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish fennaid, denominative from finnae (“hair”) (compare finnfad), from Proto-Celtic *wendom.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]feann (past dh'fheann, future feannaidh, verbal noun feannadh)
Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition |
---|---|
feann | fheann |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “feann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “feann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fennaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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