# fonn
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn; cognate with Icelandic fönn, Danish fon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔnː/
    Rhymes: -ɔnː

### Noun

fonn f (genitive singular fannar, plural fannir)
* snowdrift
* bow wash, bow wave

#### Declension

| f4 | Singular | Singular | Plural | 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

* kavafonn, skalvur, snjófonn (poetic)
* bógfonn

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Cork, Galway) IPA: /fˠuːn̪ˠ/
* (Kerry) IPA: /fˠɑun̪ˠ/
* (Ulster) IPA: /fˠʌn̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn)
* desire, urge
* 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

First declension

##### Derived terms

* d’fhonn
* d’fhonn is go
* fonnmhar (“desirous, wishful, eager, willing”)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Irish fonn (“melody, song”).

#### Noun

fonn m (genitive singular foinn, nominative plural foinn)
* (music) air (song)

##### Declension

First declension

##### Derived terms

* fonnadóir
* fonnmhar (“tuneful, melodious”)

### References

* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 117
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 236, page 86
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fonn”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fonn”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 328
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “fonn”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “fonn”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

## Middle Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɸon͈/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

fonn m
* desire, fondness, pleasure (in something)

##### Descendants

* Irish: fonn

#### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 fonn (‘desire, fondness’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Etymology 2

Perhaps an extension of etymology 1.

#### Noun

fonn m
* melody, song

##### Descendants

* Irish: fonn
* Scottish Gaelic: fonn

#### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Mutation
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse fǫnn.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔnː/

### Noun

fonn f (plural fonna)
* a snowdrift
* an avalanche
* a glacier

#### Derived terms

* snøfonn

#### Related terms

* fenna

### Further reading

* “fonn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɸon͈]

### Noun

fonn m or n
* sole (of the foot):
* base, bottom, foundation
* soil, ground, (by extension) piece of land, territory

#### Inflection

Masculine o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | fonn | fonn$^L$ | fuinn$^L$ |
| Vocative | fuinn | fonn$^L$ | fonnu$^H$ |
| Accusative | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^L$ | fonnu$^H$ |
| Genitive | fuinn$^L$ | fonn | fonn$^N$ |
| Dative | fonn$^L$ | fonnaib | fonnaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||
Neuter o-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^L$, fonna |
| Vocative | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^L$, fonna |
| Accusative | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^N$ | fonn$^L$, fonna |
| Genitive | fuinn$^L$ | fonn | fonn$^N$ |
| Dative | fonn$^L$ | fonnaib | fonnaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

### References

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 fonn (‘sole; bottom’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish fonn (“melody, song”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔun̪ˠ/

### Noun

fonn m (genitive singular fuinn, plural fuinn)
* tune, melody

#### Synonyms

* port, mànran

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “3 fonn (‘melody, song’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

## Vilamovian
### Noun

fonn
* plural of fōn (“flag”)