fear-

See also: fear and féar

Irish

Etymology

From fear (“man”).

Prefix

fear-

1. man-, male
2. manly, he-

Derived terms

• fearchat m (“tom-cat”)
• fearchú m (“male dog or hound; fierce warrior”)
• fearphoc m (“he-goat”)
• fearscriú m (“male screw”)

Mutation

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fear-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

fear- (genitive fir-, plural fir-)

1. -er, -or (denotes occupation)

   fear-treòrachaidh - a guide

Usage notes

• The gender of such words is always masculine, although they may refer to women as well - usually, however, they refer to men.

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with fear-

See also

• bean-
• neach-