fearr
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish ferr (“better”), from Proto-Celtic *werros, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“peak”). Akin to Latin verrūca (“steep place, height”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top, head”) and Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”). Compare Scottish Gaelic fheàrr.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfearr
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
fearr | fhearr | bhfearr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 318, page 111
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *farʀ, from Proto-Germanic *farzaz, a byform of *farzô (“bull, steer”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfearr m
- bull
- Iċ ġeseah þā trīewenan duru tōbrecan. Fearr styrmde fnǣrende intō mīnum clēofan.
- I saw the wooden door shatter. A bull stormed snorting into my room.
- Ofer þe fearras fnærdon.
- Over you bulls snorted.
Declension
editDeclension of fearr (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editScottish Gaelic
editAdjective
editfearr
- Alternative spelling of feàrr
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fearr | fhearr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wers- (rise)
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish comparative adjectives
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English masculine nouns
- Old English terms with usage examples
- Old English masculine a-stem nouns
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives