fearg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (“anger, wrath”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werHǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡ/[2][3]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡ/, /ˈfʲæɾˠəɡ/[4]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfʲæːɾˠəɡ/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge)

  1. anger
    Tá fearg orm.
    I am angry.
    (literally, “Anger is on me.”)

Declension

Declension of fearg (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative fearg
vocative a fhearg
genitive feirge
dative fearg
feirg (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an fhearg
genitive na feirge
dative leis an bhfearg
leis an bhfeirg (archaic, dialectal)
don fhearg
don fheirg (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of fearg
radical lenition eclipsis
fearg fhearg bhfearg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ferg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 146, page 75
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 111, page 44
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 107

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (“anger, wrath”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)

  1. anger, passion, rage, resentment, wrath

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fearg
radical lenition
fearg fhearg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  2. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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