feàrna

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fern (compare Manx farney, Irish fearnóg), from Proto-Celtic *wernā (compare Welsh gwern).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjaːrˠn̪ˠə/

Noun

feàrna f

1. alder tree
2. (obsolete) the letter F in the Gaelic alphabet
3. shield
4. (nautical) mast