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fáinne

fáinne is the alternative form of fainne.

Meaning of fainne

Noun

fainne (plural fainnes or fainni)

  1. A pin badge worn to indicate a fluency in, or a willingness to speak, the Irish language.
    • In the past, the 'Fainne' got something of a bad name because not all of its wearers were prepared to confine their attempts to converse in Gaelic to fellow-members of the League; some insisted on trying to do all their shopping in Irish...1966 The Irish answer: an anatomy of modern Ireland. Tony Gray

Noun capitalized: Fáinne

Fáinne

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of fainne.

Forms of fáinne

pluralfáinnes
pluralfáinni

Questions about fáinne

What is fáinne the alternative form of?
Fáinne is the alternative form of fainne.
What part of speech is fáinne?
Fáinne is a noun.
What is the plural of fáinne?
The plural of fáinne is fáinnes.

Words near fáinne in the dictionary

  1. fyve
  2. Fyvie
  3. FZD
  4. FZS
  5. FZSs
  6. fáinne
  7. fáinnes
  8. fáinni
  9. Fátima
  10. Fântâna Mare
  11. Fântânele

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fáinne (page history and authors); Fáinne (page history and authors); fainne (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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