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Fínín
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Irish
Pronunciation
ga /fʲiːˈnʲiːnʲ/ Munster
ga /ˈfʲiːnʲiːnʲ/ Connacht
ga /ˈfʲiːnʲinʲ/ Ulster
Etymology 1
ga ine-pro *ǵenh₁-
From ga mga Fíngin wine-born, from ga sga fín wine + sga gein birth.
Proper noun
m Fhínín
ga male Middle Irish
Usage notes
Historically anglicized as en Florence, to which it is etymologically unrelated.
Alternative forms
ga Fínghin
Further reading
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100
Etymology 2
ga ine-pro *weyh₁-
From ga fianna (as in ga Fianna Éireann) + ga -ín. The monophthongization of ia to í is probably due to the influence of en Fenian, of the given name, or both.
Noun
m ~ ~í
ga historical Fenian
Declension
F ínín íníní
Derived terms
ga Fíníneachas
Further reading
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Mutation