Feardorcha
Irish
Etymology
From fear (“man”) + dorcha (“dark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/
Proper noun
Feardorcha m (genitive Fheardorcha)
- a male given name, historically anglicized as Frederick, to which it is etymologically unrelated
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Feardorcha | Fheardorcha | bhFeardorcha |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Feardorcha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm