fianaise

Irish

Alternative forms

• fiadhnaise, fiadhnuise, fiaghnaise, fiaghnuise, fianuise (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish fíadnuisi, from Old Irish fíadnisse, from fíadu (“witness”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fianais and Manx fenish.

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiːnˠɪʃə/, /ˈfʲiːn̪ˠɪʃə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲiən̪ˠəʃ/ (as if spelled fiannais)

Noun

fianaise f (genitive singular fianaise, nominative plural fianaisí or fianaistí)

1. witness, testimony, evidence
2. presence

   Synonym: láithreacht

3. witness (of person)

Declension

Declension of fianaise (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative fianaise fianaisí vocative a fhianaise a fhianaisí genitive fianaise fianaisí dative fianaise fianaisí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhianaise na fianaisí genitive na fianaise na bhfianaisí dative leis an bhfianaise don fhianaise leis na fianaisí

Derived terms

• fianaiseach
• leorfhianaise

Mutation

Mutated forms of fianaise

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fianaise	fhianaise	bhfianaise

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) “fianaise”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fianaise”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “fianaise”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024