fear-
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From fear (“man”).
Prefix edit
fear-
Derived terms edit
- fearchat m (“tom-cat”)
- fearchú m (“male dog or hound; fierce warrior”)
- fearphoc m (“he-goat”)
- fearscriú m (“male screw”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fear- | fhear- | bhfear- |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fear-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic edit
Prefix edit
fear- (genitive fir-, plural fir-)
Usage notes edit
- The gender of such words is always masculine, although they may refer to women as well - usually, however, they refer to men.