ferg

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Elfdalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Swedish färg.

Noun[edit]

ferg f

  1. colour, hue

Manx[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish ferg. Cognate with Irish fearg.

Noun[edit]

ferg f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. anger, bad temper, exasperation, passion, ferocity
  2. heat

Mutation[edit]

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ferg erg verg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (to make, to work).

Noun[edit]

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

  1. anger, wrath
Descendants[edit]
  • Irish: fearg
  • Manx: ferg
  • Scottish Gaelic: fearg

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ferg m

  1. warrior, hero

Further reading[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ferg ḟerg ferg
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

  1. anger, wrath

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fergL
Vocative fergL
Accusative feirgN
Genitive fergaeH
Dative feirgL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
ferg ḟerg ferg
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]