fearthainn

Irish

Alternative forms

• fearthain f

Etymology

From Middle Irish ferthain (“giving forth, pouring, showering”), from the verbal noun of Old Irish feraid (“grant, afford, supply”).

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠhəɲ/
• (Cork, Kerry) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠhən̠ʲ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠən/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠhən̠ʲ/

Noun

fearthainn f (genitive singular fearthainne)

1. rain (condensed water from a cloud)
2. rainfall

Declension

Declension of fearthainn

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative fearthainn Vocative a fhearthainn Genitive fearthainne Dative fearthainn

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an fhearthainn Genitive na fearthainne Dative leis an bhfearthainn don fhearthainn

Synonyms

• báisteach

Derived terms

• cóta fearthainne (“raincoat”)
• fearthainneach
• fearthainniúil (“rainy, showery”)
• scáth fearthainne
• uisce fearthainne

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fearthainn	fhearthainn	bhfearthainn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fearthainn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN