Irish

Noun

fionnadh m ‎(genitive singular fionnaidh, nominative plural fionnaidh)

1. hair, fur
   1. (cloth) pile
   2. (timber) grain

Declension

Derived terms

• fionnadhach, fionnaitheach ‎(“hairy, furry, rough”)

Etymology 2

Noun

fionnadh m ‎(genitive singular fionnta, nominative plural fionntaí)

1. verbal noun of fionn (to singe, flay):
2. act of flaying, singeing, applying fire to

   beirim fionnadh do‎

   I apply fire to, I scorch

Declension

See also

• feann ‎(“to flay”)

Etymology 3

Noun

fionnadh m ‎(genitive singular fionnta, nominative plural fionntaí)

1. verbal noun of fionn (to whiten):
2. a white speck on the iris.

Declension

Verb

fionnadh

1. inflection of fionn:
   1. past indicative autonomous
   2. past subjunctive analytic
   3. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

References

• “finnfad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “fionnadh” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "fionnadh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

fionnadh m ‎(genitive singular fionnaidh, no plural)

1. flaying, skinning
2. trying
3. searching
4. examining
5. hair of a quadruped

   Tha fionnadh chàmal air a chòta.‎ ― His coat has camel hair.

6. beard
7. fur

   Tha fionnadh na chuinnleanan.‎ ― There's hair in his nostrils.

8. fur (article of dress)
9. pile (as of cloth)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “finnfad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.