fianaise

Irish

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

Etymology

From Middle Irish fíadnuisi, from Old Irish fíadnisse, from fíadu (“witness”).[1] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic fianais.

Pronunciation
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiːnˠɪʃə/, /ˈfʲiːn̪ˠɪʃə/[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲiən̪ˠəʃ/[3] (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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fianaise fhianaise bhfianaise
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “fíadnaise”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 112
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 237, page 87

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