fearr
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fearr
Derived terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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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[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 45
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 318, page 111
Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *farʀ, from Proto-Germanic *farzaz, a byform of *farzô (“bull, steer”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fearr m
- 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[edit]
Declension of fearr (strong a-stem)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fearr
- Alternative spelling of feàrr
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
fearr | fhearr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wers- (rise)
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish non-lemma forms
- Irish comparative adjectives
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
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