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)

  1. snowdrift
  2. bow wash, bow wave

Declension
f4 Singular Plural
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

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish fonn (“desire, fondness”).

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn)

  1. desire, urge
  2. 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

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative fonn
Vocative a fhoinn
Genitive foinn
Dative fonn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an fonn
Genitive an fhoinn
Dative leis an bhfonn

don fhonn

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish fonn (“melody, song”).

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn, nominative plural foinn)

  1. (music) air (song)
Declension
Declension of fonn

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fonn foinn
Vocative a fhoinn a fhonna
Genitive foinn fonn
Dative fonn foinn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fonn na foinn
Genitive an fhoinn na bhfonn
Dative leis an bhfonn

don fhonn

 leis na foinn
Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fonn fhonn bhfonn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Middle Irish

Noun

fonn m

  1. desire, fondness, pleasure (in something)
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Perhaps an extension of etymology 1.

Noun

fonn m

  1. melody, song
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔnː/

Noun

fonn f (plural fonna)

  1. a snowdrift
  2. an avalanche
  3. a glacier

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fon͈/

Noun

fonn m or n

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

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fonn fonnL fuinnL
Vocative fuinn fonnL fonnuH
Accusative fonnN fonnL fonnuH
Genitive fuinnL fonn fonnN
Dative fonnL fonnaib fonnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Neuter o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fonnN fonnN fonnL, fonna
Vocative fonnN fonnN fonnL, fonna
Accusative fonnN fonnN fonnL, fonna
Genitive fuinnL fonn fonnN
Dative fonnL fonnaib fonnaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fonn ḟonn fonn
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɔun̪ˠ/

Noun

fonn m (genitive singular fuinn, plural fuinn)

  1. tune, melody

Synonyms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fonnfhonn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Vilamovian

Noun

fonn n (plural of fōn)

  1. flags
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