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
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