feàrr

See also: fearr

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fearr

Etymology

From 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 Irish fearr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjaːrˠ/

Adjective

feàrr

1. (dated) comparative degree of math

   Is feàrr duit falbh. ― You had better go.

Usage notes

• Today usually used in the lenited form fheàrr.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
feàrr	fheàrr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.