fíniúin

Irish

Alternative forms
  • fíneamhain (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínemain, from Latin vīndēmia.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲiːˈnʲuːnʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲuːnʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnʲunʲ/

Noun

fíniúin f (genitive singular fíniúna, nominative plural fíniúnacha)

  1. (grape-)vine
  2. vineyard

Declension
Declension of fíniúin

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fíniúin fíniúnacha
Vocative a fhíniúin a fhíniúnacha
Genitive fíniúna fíniúnacha
Dative fíniúin fíniúnacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhíniúin na fíniúnacha
Genitive na fíniúna na bhfíniúnacha
Dative leis an bhfíniúin

don fhíniúin

 leis na fíniúnacha
  • fíniúnach (“abounding in (grape-)vines; abounding in vineyards”, adjective)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fíniúin fhíniúin bhfíniúin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • “fínemain” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “fíneaṁain” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "fíniúin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “grapevine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “vine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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