fann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish fann (“weak, helpless”), from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Welsh gwan.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fann (genitive singular masculine fainn, genitive singular feminine fainne, plural fanna, comparative fainne)
Declension
Declension of fann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | fann | fhann | fanna; fhanna² | |
| Vocative | fhainn | fanna | ||
| Genitive | fainne | fanna | fann | |
| Dative | fann; fhann¹ |
fhann; fhainn (archaic) |
fanna; fhanna² | |
| Comparative | níos fainne | |||
| Superlative | is fainne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- fainne (“weakness”)
- fannaigh (“to weaken”)
- fannlag (“debilitated”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fan/, [fɑn]
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish fennaid (“to flay, skin”).
Verb
fann (verbal noun fanney, past participle fant)
Derived terms
- fanneyder
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *βannu, *wannu (“winnowing fan”).
Declension
Derived terms
- fannian (“to winnow corn”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Old Norse
Swedish
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