fearr

See also: Fearr and feàrr

Irish

Etymology

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

Adjective

fearr

  1. comparative degree of maith

Derived terms

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

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fæ͜ɑrr/, [fæ͜ɑrˠ]

Noun

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

fearr

  1. Alternative spelling of feàrr

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fearrfhearr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.