faithne

Irish

Alternative forms

• aithinne

Etymology

From Old Irish faithne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfˠæhnʲə/

Noun

faithne m (genitive singular faithne, nominative plural faithní)

1. wart

Declension

Declension of faithne (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative faithne faithní vocative a fhaithne a fhaithní genitive faithne faithní dative faithne faithní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an faithne na faithní genitive an fhaithne na bhfaithní dative leis an bhfaithne don fhaithne leis na faithní

Derived terms

• faithne ailse (“cancerous growth”, literally “cancer wart”)
• faithneach (“warty; tuberculate”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of faithne

radical	lenition	eclipsis
faithne	fhaithne	bhfaithne

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “faithne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN