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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Irish Fianna Fáil. From Irish fianna, plural of fiann (“warrior”), and Fáil, genitive of Fál (a legendary name of Ireland); cf. Old Irish fál. The original meaning is thus “warriors of Fál”, but the phrase is traditionally translated as “soldiers of destiny”.
Pronunciation
- (anglicized) IPA(key): /fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/
Proper noun
Fianna Fáil
- A conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.
1985, “Delerium Tremens” (track 2), in Ordinary Man, performed by Christy Moore:I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail.
2020 February 13, “Ireland: Fianna Fáil rules out coalition with Sinn Féin”, in The Guardian, sourced from Reuters, →ISSN:Ireland’s largest party, Fianna Fáil, has said it will not consider going into government with Sinn Féin, a decision likely to prevent the leftwing nationalists from entering power for the first time.
Irish
Etymology
From fianna (plural of fiann (“warrior”)) + Fáil (genitive of Fál (a legendary name of Ireland)). The original meaning is thus "warriors of Fál", but the phrase is traditionally translated "soldiers of destiny".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fianna Fáil m pl (genitive Fianna Fáil)
- Fianna Fáil (Irish political party)
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