fíneáil

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle English fyn, fyne, from Old French fin, from Medieval Latin finis (a payment in settlement or tax) + -áil.

Noun

fíneáil f (genitive singular fíneála, nominative plural fíneálacha)

  1. fine (payment for breaking the law)
    Synonym: cáin
  2. verbal noun of fíneáil

Declension

Verb

fíneáil (present analytic fíneálann, future analytic fíneálfaidh, verbal noun fíneáil, past participle fíneáilte)

  1. to fine (issue a fine as punishment)

Conjugation

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fíneáil fhíneáil bhfíneáil
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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