fionnuaire

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish ionnuaire; later reinterpreted as a compound of fionn (white) +‎ fuaire. By surface analysis, fionnuar +‎ -e.

Noun

fionnuaire f (genitive singular fionnuaire)

  1. coolness

Declension

Declension of fionnuaire (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative fionnuaire
vocative a fhionnuaire
genitive fionnuaire
dative fionnuaire
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an fhionnuaire
genitive na fionnuaire
dative leis an bhfionnuaire
don fhionnuaire

Mutation

Mutated forms of fionnuaire
radical lenition eclipsis
fionnuaire fhionnuaire bhfionnuaire

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

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