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fearr

See also: Fearr and feàrr

Irish edit

Etymology edit

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 Scottish Gaelic fheàrr.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

fearr

  1. comparative degree of maith

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Irish mutation
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

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *farʀ, from Proto-Germanic *farzaz, a byform of *farzô (“bull, steer”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑrr/, [fæ͜ɑrˠ]

Noun edit

fearr m

  1. 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 edit

Declension of fearr (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative fearr fearras
accusative fearr fearras
genitive fearres fearra
dative fearre fearrum

Synonyms edit

Derived terms edit

Scottish Gaelic edit

Adjective edit

fearr

  1. Alternative spelling of feàrr

Mutation edit

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