fonn

See also: fónn, fönn, fönn-, and fǫnn

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn; cognate with Icelandic fönn, Danish fon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔnː/
Rhymes: -ɔnː

Noun

fonn f (genitive singular fannar, plural fannir)

snowdrift
bow wash, bow wave

Declension

f4	singular		plural
f4	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fonn	fonnin	fannir	fannirnar
accusative	fonn	fonnina	fannir	fannirnar
dative	fonn	fonnini	fonnum	fonnunum
genitive	fannar	fannarinnar	fanna	fannanna

Synonyms

kavafonn, skalvur, snjófonn (poetic)
bógfonn

Irish

Pronunciation

(Cork, Galway) IPA^(key): /fˠuːn̪ˠ/^[1]
(Kerry) IPA^(key): /fˠɑun̪ˠ/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /fˠɞn̪ˠ/^[3]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish fonn (“desire, fondness”).^[4]

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn)

desire, urge
mood (with chun or the genitive of what the person is in the mood for)
Tá fonn orm chun damhsa.
I feel like dancing; I’m in the mood for dancing.

Tá fonn damhsa orm.
I feel like dancing; I’m in the mood for dancing.

Declension

Declension of fonn (first declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	fonn
vocative	a fhoinn
genitive	foinn
dative	fonn

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an fonn
genitive	an fhoinn
dative	leis an bhfonn don fhonn

Derived terms

d’fhonn
d’fhonn is go
fonnmhar (“desirous, wishful, eager, willing”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fonn (“melody, song”).^[5]

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn, nominative plural foinn)

(music) air (song)

Declension

Declension of fonn (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	fonn	foinn
vocative	a fhoinn	a fhonna
genitive	foinn	fonn
dative	fonn	foinn

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an fonn	na foinn
genitive	an fhoinn	na bhfonn
dative	leis an bhfonn don fhonn	leis na foinn

Derived terms

fonnadóir
fonnmhar (“tuneful, melodious”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *fonn*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
fonn	fhonn	bhfonn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 236, page 86
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɸon̪/

Etymology 1

Noun

fonn m

desire, fondness, pleasure (in something)

Descendants

Irish: fonn

Etymology 2

Perhaps an extension of etymology 1.

Noun

fonn m

melody, song

Descendants

Irish: fonn
Scottish Gaelic: fonn

Mutation

Mutation of *fonn*
radical	lenition	nasalization
fonn	ḟonn	fonn pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔnː/

Noun

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fonn f (plural fonna)

Derived terms

snøfonn

Related terms

fenna

Old Irish

Etymology

Possibly a late or variant form of bonn (“sole, foot”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸon̪/

Noun

fonn m or n

sole (of the foot):
base, bottom, foundation
soil, ground, (by extension) piece of land, territory

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	fonn	fonn^L	fuinn^L
vocative	fuinn	fonn^L	fonnu^H
accusative	fonn^N	fonn^L	fonnu^H
genitive	fuinn^L	fonn	fonn^N
dative	fonn^L	fonnaib	fonnaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	fonn^N	fonn^N	fonn^L, fonna
vocative	fonn^N	fonn^N	fonn^L, fonna
accusative	fonn^N	fonn^N	fonn^L, fonna
genitive	fuinn^L	fonn	fonn^N
dative	fonn^L	fonnaib	fonnaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of *fonn*
radical	lenition	nasalization
fonn	ḟonn	fonn pronounced with /β̃-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fonn (‘sole; bottom’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish fonn (“melody, song”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔun̪ˠ/

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular fuinn, plural fuinn)

tune, melody

Synonyms

port, mànran

Mutation

Mutation of *fonn*
radical	lenition
fonn	fhonn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Vilamovian

Noun

fonn

plural of fōn (“flag”)

[1] Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117

[2] Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28

[3] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 236, page 86

[4] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[5] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

[6] Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Faroese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

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References

Further reading

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Descendants

Further reading

Mutation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

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Noun

Inflection

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References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Noun

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References

Vilamovian

Noun