fionnuacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• fionn-fhuacht (obsolete)

Etymology

From fionn (“white”) +‎ fuacht (“cold”); formed on the basis of fionnuar (“coolness”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲɨ̞n̪ˠwaxt̪ˠ/

Noun

fionnuacht m (genitive singular fionnuachta)

1. Synonym of fionnuaire (“coolness”)

Declension

Declension of fionnuacht (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fionnuacht vocative a fhionnuacht genitive fionnuachta dative fionnuacht forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fionnuacht genitive an fhionnuachta dative leis an bhfionnuacht don fhionnuacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of fionnuacht

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fionnuacht	fhionnuacht	bhfionnuacht

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fionn-ḟuaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 316