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fiáin
fiáin
Irish
Adjective
fiáin (genitive singular masculine fiáin, genitive singular feminine fiáine, plural fiáine, comparative fiáine)
- wild, uncultivated
- wild, undomesticated
- uncontrolled
- tempestuous
- intensely eager
Declension
Declension of fiáin
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fiáin | fiáin¹ | fiáine³ | |
| Vocative | fiáin¹ | fiáin¹ | fiáine | |
| Genitive | fiáin¹ | fiáine | fiáine | fiáin |
| Dative | fiáin² | fiáin¹ | fiáine³ | |
| Comparative | fiáine | |||
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (wild): fia
Derived terms
Terms derived from fiáin
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fiáin | fhiáin | bhfiáin |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "fiáin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.