fear-
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom fear (“man”).
Prefix
editfear-
Derived terms
edit- fearchat m (“tom-cat”)
- fearchú m (“male dog or hound; fierce warrior”)
- fearphoc m (“he-goat”)
- fearscriú m (“male screw”)
Mutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
---|---|---|
fear- | fhear- | bhfear- |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fear-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editPrefix
editfear- (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.