Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fianna fáil

/fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: fi-an-na -fail
IPA: /fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.

Example Sentences

"I dreamt that Ruairi Quinn was smokin' marijuana in the Dail. Barry Desmond handing Frenchies out to scuts in Fianna Fail."
"Ireland’s largest party, Fianna Fáil, has said it will not consider going into government with Sinn Féin, a decision likely to prevent the leftwing nationalists from entering power for the first time."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Irish Fianna Fáil. From Irish fianna, plural of fiann (“warrior”), and Fáil, genitive of Fál (a legendary name of Ireland); cf. Old Irish fál. The original meaning is thus “warriors of Fál”, but the phrase is traditionally translated as “soldiers of destiny”.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: fianna

Inflected Forms

Fianna Fail (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Fenian

Questions

How do you pronounce fianna fáil?: The recorded pronunciation is /fiˌænə ˈfɔɪl/.
What does fianna fáil mean?: A conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.
Where does fianna fáil come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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