fann
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish fann (“weak, helpless”), from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Welsh gwan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /fˠaun̪ˠ/
- (Aran, Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /fˠɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /fˠan̪ˠ/
Adjective[edit]
fann (genitive singular masculine fainn, genitive singular feminine fainne, plural fanna, comparative fainne)
Declension[edit]
Declension of fann
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | fann | fhann | fanna; fhanna² | |
Vocative | fhainn | fanna | ||
Genitive | fainne | fanna | fann | |
Dative | fann; fhann¹ |
fhann; fhainn (archaic) |
fanna; fhanna² | |
Comparative | níos fainne | |||
Superlative | is fainne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Luxembourgish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
fann
Manx[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish fennaid (“to flay, skin”).
Verb[edit]
fann (verbal noun fanney, past participle fant)
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fann | ann | vann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
fann
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Verb[edit]
fann
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *βannu, *wannu (“winnowing fan”).
Noun[edit]
fann f
Declension[edit]
Declension of fann (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- fannian (“to winnow corn”)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Norse[edit]
Verb[edit]
fann
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
fann
- past indicative of finna
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