fíniúin

Irish

Alternative forms

• fíneamhain (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fínemain, from Latin vindēmia.

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

   Synonym: fíonghort

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

Related terms

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of fíniúin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fíniúin	fhíniúin	bhfíniúin

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “fínemain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fíneaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 314
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fíniúin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “fíniúin”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024