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fionn.

fair (of hair or complexion)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/fʲũːn̪ˠ/Munster/fʲin̪ˠ/Connacht/fʲuːn̪ˠ/Connacht/ˈfʲɨn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. fair (of hair or complexion)

  2. blond(e)

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic *windos.

verb/fʲũːn̪ˠ/Munster/fʲin̪ˠ/Connacht/fʲuːn̪ˠ/Connacht/ˈfʲɨn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. to make white, whiten

    ambitransitive
  2. to clear, brighten

    ambitransitive
  3. to scorch, singe; to set alight

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic *windos.

verb/fʲũːn̪ˠ/Munster/fʲin̪ˠ/Connacht/fʲuːn̪ˠ/Connacht/ˈfʲɨn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. to ascertain, find out, discover

    transitive
  2. to contrive, invent

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish finnaid, from Old Irish ro·finnadar.

noun/fʲũːn̪ˠ/Munster/fʲin̪ˠ/Connacht/fʲuːn̪ˠ/Connacht/ˈfʲɨn̪ˠ/Ulster
  1. cataract (in an eye)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic *windos.

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