fàinne

See also: fainne and fáinne

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish áinne, from Proto-Celtic *ānniyos (“ring”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eh₂n- (“ring”). Possibly cognate with Latin ānus and Old Armenian անուր (anur). The initial f comes from a reinterpretation of áinne as fhàinne in leniting environments, leading to fàinne as a back-formation from this supposedly underlying form in nonleniting environments. Compare Irish fáinne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaːɲə/
(Skye, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈfaːɲtʲə/ (corresponding to the form fàinnte)

Noun

fàinne m or f (genitive singular fàinne, plural fàinneachan or fàinnean)

Derived terms

fàinne-chluaise - earring
fàinne-chraoibhe - tree ring
fàinne-pòsaidh - wedding ring
fàinne-solais - halo

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