Finnacán

Old Irish

Etymology

finn (“fair, blond”) +‎ -acán

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸʲi.n̪ə.ɡaːn/
    • (Blasse) [ˈɸʲi.n̪a.ɡaːn]
    • (Griffith) [ˈɸʲi.n̪ə.ɡaːn]

Proper noun

Finnacán m (gentive Finnacáin)

  1. a male given name, Anglicized as Finnegan

Mutation

Mutation of Finnacán
radical lenition nasalization
Finnacán Ḟinnacán Finnacán
pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

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