fyn

See also: Fyn

Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English finn, from Proto-West Germanic *finnā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyh₂-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fin/
  • IPA(key): /vin/ (especially Southern, Southwest Midland)

Noun

fyn (plural fynnes or (less common) fyn)

  1. A fin (appendage of a fish) or similar organ.
  2. A gill or its exterior (as a translation of Old French branche or Latin branchia)
Descendants
  • English: fin
  • Middle Scots: fyn
References

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiːn/

Adjective

fyn

  1. fine
Descendants
References

West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fin/

Adjective

fyn

  1. fine

Inflection

Inflection of fyn
uninflected fyn
inflected fine
comparative fynder
finer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial fyn fynder
finer
it fynst
it fynste
indefinite c. sing. fine fyndere
finere
fynste
n. sing. fyn fynder
finer
fynste
plural fine fyndere
finere
fynste
definite fine fyndere
finere
fynste
partitive fyns fynders
finers

Further reading

  • fyn”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011