flann

See also: Flann

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flãn/

Noun

flann

1. walk, stroll

Related terms

• flannen

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish flann, from Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).

Adjective

flann (genitive singular masculine flainn, genitive singular feminine flainne, plural flanna, comparative flainne)

1. blood red

Declension

Declension of flann

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	flann	fhlann	flanna; fhlanna2
vocative	fhlainn		flanna
genitive		flainne	flanna	flann
dative	flann; fhlann1	fhlann; fhlainn (archaic)	flanna; fhlanna2
Comparative	níos flainne
Superlative	is flainne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• flannbhuí (“orange”)

Noun

flann f (genitive singular flainne)

1. (poetic) blood

Declension

Declension of flann (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative flann vocative a fhlann genitive flainne dative flann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhlann genitive na flainne dative leis an bhflann don fhlann

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “flann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “flann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• fland

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸlan͈/

Adjective

flann

1. blood-red, crimson

Descendants

• Irish: flann
• Scottish Gaelic: flann

Noun

flann m

1. (poetic) blood

Derived terms

• Flann m (“personal name”)

Mutation

Mutation of flann

radical	lenition	nasalization
flann	ḟlann	flann pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish flann, from Proto-Celtic *wlannos, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (“to strike, hit”). Related to fuil (“blood”).

Adjective

flann

1. red, blood-red

Synonyms

• cruan

Derived terms

• flann-bhuinneach
• flann-dearg
• flann-dhearg
• flannach

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “flann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “flann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language