fearg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (“anger, wrath”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werHǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡ/[2][3]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡ/, /ˈfʲæɾˠəɡ/[4]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfʲæːɾˠəɡ/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge)

  1. anger
    Tá fearg orm.
    I am angry.
    (literally, “Anger is on me.”)

Declension
Declension of fearg

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative fearg
Vocative a fhearg
Genitive feirge
Dative fearg
feirg (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an fhearg
Genitive na feirge
Dative leis an bhfearg
leis an bhfeirg (archaic, dialectal)

don fhearg
don fheirg (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fearg fhearg bhfearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ferg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 75
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 44
  4. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 107

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (“anger, wrath”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛɾɛk/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)

  1. anger, passion, rage, resentment, wrath

Derived terms

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