feargach
Irish
Pronunciation
Adjective
feargach (genitive singular masculine feargaigh, genitive singular feminine feargaí, plural feargacha, comparative feargaí)
Declension
Declension of feargach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | feargach | fheargach | feargacha; fheargacha² | |
| Vocative | fheargaigh | feargacha | ||
| Genitive | feargaí | feargacha | feargach | |
| Dative | feargach; fheargach¹ |
fheargach; fheargaigh (archaic) |
feargacha; fheargacha² | |
| Comparative | níos feargaí | |||
| Superlative | is feargaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feargach | fheargach | bhfeargach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14
- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 107
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feargach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “feargach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “feargach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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