/heːn/, /heːɲ/, /hiː/
OriginFrom Old Irish féin, from Proto-Celtic *swesin (from Proto-Indo-European *swé (“oneself”)) + *sin (anaphoric pronoun). Cognate to Irish féin, Manx hene.
- Used as an intensifier; indeed, really, very
“math fhèin” — really good; excellent
“an-diugh fhèin” — this very day
Formsfèin(alternative) · fhìn(alternative)
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