"Fionn" meaning in Irish

See Fionn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /fʲũːn̪ˠ/ [Munster], /fʲin̪ˠ/ [Connacht], /fʲuːn̪ˠ/ [Connacht], /fʲɨn̪ˠ/ [Ulster] Forms: Fhinn [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Fionn [error-unrecognized-form], Fhionn [error-unrecognized-form], bhFionn [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective find (“white, bright, fair, handsome”). Doublet of fionn. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|Finn}} Old Irish Finn, {{doublet|ga|fionn}} Doublet of fionn Head templates: {{head|ga|proper noun|genitive|Fhinn|||||||altform=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Fionn m (genitive Fhinn), {{ga-proper noun|m|Fhinn}} Fionn m (genitive Fhinn) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. a male given name from Old Irish Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Fionn-ga-name-LJrE6i6E Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish given names, Irish male given names, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Finn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed",
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "Fiona"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "Finn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish Finn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "fionn"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of fionn",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective find (“white, bright, fair, handsome”). Doublet of fionn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Fhinn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fionn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fhionn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhFionn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Fhinn",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Fhinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish male given names",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name from Old Irish"
      ],
      "id": "en-Fionn-ga-name-LJrE6i6E",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲũːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲin̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲuːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲɨn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fionn"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Finn"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed",
        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "Fiona"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "Finn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish Finn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "fionn"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of fionn",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish Finn, an epithet from the adjective find (“white, bright, fair, handsome”). Doublet of fionn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Fhinn",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fionn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Fhionn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bhFionn",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "genitive",
        "4": "Fhinn",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "altform": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "Fhinn"
      },
      "expansion": "Fionn m (genitive Fhinn)",
      "name": "ga-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish doublets",
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish given names",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish male given names",
        "Irish male given names from Old Irish",
        "Irish masculine nouns",
        "Irish proper nouns",
        "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
        "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name from Old Irish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲũːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲin̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲuːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fʲɨn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Fionn"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Fionn meaning in Irish (2.2kB)

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  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: Fionn/Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "Fionn"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Fionn",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
    "Fionn"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Fionn",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'eclipsis'",
  "path": [
    "Fionn"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "Fionn",
  "trace": ""
}

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