fiann
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish fían, from Proto-Celtic *wēnā (“band of warriors”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”). Cognate with Latin vēnor (“I hunt”), Old English wynn (“joy, desire”) and Old Norse vinr (“friend”).
Declension
Declension of fiann
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Amhrán na bhFiann
- fiann fichille (“set of chessmen”)
- Fianna Éireann (national insurrectionary scout body)
- Fianna Fáil (political party)
- Fianna Fhinn (“legendary warrior-bands of Fionn Mac Cumhaill”)
- fiannas m (“military service”)
- na Fianna (“legendary warrior-bands of Fionn Mac Cumhaill”)
Related terms
- féinní m (“roving warrior”)
- fiannach (“pertaining to warrior bands”, adjective)
- fiannaí m (“storyteller”)
- fiannaíocht f (“service in a warrior band”)
- fiannlaoch m (“member of warrior band”)
Noun
fiann m
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fiann | fhiann | bhfiann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fiann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 312
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “fiann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Entries containing “fiann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fiann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “fiann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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