"fann" meaning in Irish

See fann in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fˠaun̪ˠ/ [Munster], /fˠɑːn̪ˠ/ [Aran, Cois-Fharraige], /fˠan̪ˠ/ [Connemara, Mayo, Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish fann (“weak, helpless”), from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Welsh gwan. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|fann||weak, helpless}} Old Irish fann (“weak, helpless”), {{der|ga|cel-pro|*wannos}} Proto-Celtic *wannos, {{cog|br|gwan}} Breton gwan, {{cog|oco|guan}} Old Cornish guan, {{cog|cy|gwan}} Welsh gwan Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective|genitive singular masculine|fainn|genitive singular feminine|fainne||{{{gsf2}}}|plural|fanna||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|fainne|||head=}} fann (genitive singular masculine fainn, genitive singular feminine fainne, plural fanna, comparative fainne), {{ga-adj|comp=fainne|gsf=fainne|gsm=fainn|pl=~a}} fann (genitive singular masculine fainn, genitive singular feminine fainne, plural fanna, comparative fainne) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-adj|f|ann|gsf=ainne|gsm=ainn|pl=~a}} Forms: fainn [genitive, masculine, singular], fainne [feminine, genitive, singular], fanna [plural], fainne [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], fann [masculine, nominative, singular], fhann [feminine, nominative, singular], fanna [nominative, plural], fhanna [nominative, plural], fhainn [masculine, singular, vocative], fhann [feminine, singular, vocative], fanna [plural, vocative], fhainn [genitive, masculine, singular], fainne [feminine, genitive, singular], fanna [genitive, plural, strong], fann [genitive, plural, weak], fann [dative, masculine, singular], fhann [dative, masculine, singular], fhann [dative, feminine, singular], fhainn [archaic, dative, feminine, singular], fanna [dative, plural], fhanna [dative, plural], níos fainne [comparative], is fainne [superlative]
  1. faint, weak, feeble Synonyms: tláith Derived forms: fainne (english: weakness), fannaigh (english: to weaken), fannlag (english: debilitated)
    Sense id: en-fann-ga-adj-viQ~KSHc Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "3": "fann",
        "4": "",
        "5": "weak, helpless"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "*wannos"
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Breton gwan",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Cornish guan",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "cy",
        "2": "gwan"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh gwan",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish fann (“weak, helpless”), from Proto-Celtic *wannos. Cognate with Breton gwan, Old Cornish guan, and Welsh gwan.",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fainne",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fanna",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fainne",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "is fainne",
      "source": "declension",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/fˠaun̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/fˠɑːn̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Aran",
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠan̪ˠ/",
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        "Mayo",
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  ],
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}
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    },
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      "word": "fannaigh"
    },
    {
      "english": "debilitated",
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    }
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "fhanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos fainne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is fainne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Aran",
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fˠan̪ˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connemara",
        "Mayo",
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fann"
}

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