fionnrua
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish findruad.[2] By surface analysis, fionn (“blond”) + rua (“redheaded”).
Adjective
[edit]fionnrua (not comparable)
- light auburn or sandy (of hair), strawberry blond
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| fionnrua | fhionnrua | bhfionnrua |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ “fionnrua”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 finn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ruaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fionnrua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN