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fiann.

roving band of warrior-hunters

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. roving band of warrior-hunters

    feminine

  2. band of soldiers

    feminine

  3. band, group

    broadly · feminine
    Bíonn fiann pleotaí ag crochadh thart timpeall an bpub.
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fían, from Proto-Celtic *weinā (“band of warriors”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”). Cognate with Latin vēnor (“to hunt”), Old English wynn (“joy, desire”) and Old Norse vinr (“friend”).

noun

  1. a Fenian

    Irish · historical · masculine · obsolete · rare

  2. a soldier

    masculine · obsolete · rare

  3. hero, champion

    masculine · obsolete · rare

  4. one of the Fianna Éireann

    masculine · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish fían, from Proto-Celtic *weinā (“band of warriors”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to chase, pursue”). Cognate with Latin vēnor (“to hunt”), Old English wynn (“joy, desire”) and Old Norse vinr (“friend”).

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