fín

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Icelandic[edit]

Adjective[edit]

fín

  1. feminine nominative singular of fínn
  2. neuter nominative plural of fínn
  3. neuter accusative plural of fínn

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom.

Noun[edit]

fín n or m

  1. wine

Inflection[edit]

Neuter u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fínN fínL fínL, fína
Vocative fínN fínL fín
Accusative fínN fínL fín
Genitive fínoH, fínaH fínoN, fínaN fínN
Dative fínL fínaib fínaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

  • Fíngin
    Irish: Fínín

Descendants[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
fín ḟín fín
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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