finnfad

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Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Akin to finna, finnae (“a hair”), from Proto-Celtic *wendyos (compare synonymous finn from *wendom), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“hair”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “hair root”) and Old High German wintbrāwa (“eyelash”) (whence German Wimper).[1] Stokes favors *h₂welh₁- (“wool, fleece”).

Noun

finnfad m (genitive finnfaid)

  1. hair (typically of the body), fur

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative finnfad finnfadL finnfaidL
Vocative finnfaid finnfadL finnfaduH
Accusative finnfadN finnfadL finnfaduH
Genitive finnfaidL finnfad finnfadN
Dative finnfadL finnfadaib finnfadaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: fionnadh
  • Scottish Gaelic: fionnadh

Mutation

Mutation of finnfad
radical lenition nasalization
finnfad ḟinnfad finnfad
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “wendo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 413

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