Irish

Noun 1

fánaí m ‎(genitive singular fánaí, nominative plural fánaithe)

1. wanderer, vagrant
2. casual worker; potterer
3. odd, chance, casual, person

Declension

Alternative forms

• fánadóir m

Noun 2

fánaí f ‎(genitive singular fánaí)

1. wandering, vagrancy
2. casualness, haphazardness
3. scarceness, rareness

Declension

Derived terms

• fear fánaí ‎(“casual, haphazard, worker”)

Adjective

fánaí

1. genitive singular feminine of fánach
2. comparative degree of fánach

Noun 3

fánaí f pl

1. plural of fána ‎(“downward slope, declivity; depression, hollow; droop”)

Mutation

References

• "fánaí" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.