finnfad
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- findfad
- findfod
Etymology
Akin to finna (“a hair”).
Noun
finnfad m (genitive finnfaid)
- hair (typically of the body), fur
- c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 242
- findfod
- c. 900, Sanas Cormaic, from the Yellow Book of Lecan, Corm. Y 242
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- finnfadach (“hairy, shaggy”)
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| finnfad | ḟinnfad | finnfad pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “finnfad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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