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

• fyne, fynne
• fin (especially Early Middle English)
• vyn, vynne (especially Southern, Southwest Midland)

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
  • Scots: fin

References

• “fin, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French fin, from Latin finis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiːn/

Adjective

fyn

1. fine

Descendants

• English: fine
• Yola: fhyne

References

• “fīn, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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