Fianna Éireann
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English
Etymology
Meaning "Soldiery of Ireland", named after the mythological Fianna
Proper noun
Fianna Éireann
- An Irish republican youth movement, founded by Constance Markievicz and Bulmer Hobson in 1909.
- (Irish mythology) The Fianna.
Irish
Proper noun
Fianna Éireann f pl (genitive Fianna Éireann)
- Fianna Éireann (national insurrectionary scout body)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Fianna Éireann | Fhianna Éireann | bhFianna Éireann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Fianna Éireann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN