fiann

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish fíann, from Proto-Celtic *wēnos (hero), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (strive for, wish, desire). Cognate with Latin vēnor (I hunt), Old English wynn (joy, desire) and Old Norse vinr (friend). Akin to Irish fine.

Noun

fiann f (genitive singular féinne, nominative plural fianna)

  1. (historical, literary, Irish mythology) roving band of warrior-hunters
  2. band of soldiers
    1. (by extension) band, group

Declension

Derived terms

  • Fianna Éireann (national insurrectionary scout body)
  • Fianna Fáil (political party)
  • Fianna Fhinn, na Fianna (legendary warrior-bands of Fionn Mac Cumhaill)
  • fiannas m (the profession of a warrior, of a soldier; active military service)
  • fiann fichille (set of chessmen)
  • Amhrán na bhFiann
  • féinní m (member of legendary Fianna; (roving) warrior; soldier; champion)
  • fiannach (having, pertaining to, warrior bands; pertaining to the ancient Fianna; ancient, pertaining to antiquity, adjective)
  • fiannaí m (teller of stories of the ancient Fianna; one versed in ancient lore; romancer, story-teller)
  • fiannaíocht f (service with ancient warrior band; service in Fianna; stories, lays, of the Fianna; ancient lore; romantic story-telling)
  • fiannlaoch m (member of warrior band)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fiann fhiann bhfiann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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