Fearghas

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish Fergus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Fearghas m (genitive Fearghasa)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish of Gaelic origin

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Fearghas Fhearghas bhFearghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 47

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish Fergus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrɛɣəs/, /ˈfɛraɣəs/

Proper noun[edit]

Fearghas m (genitive/vocative Fhearghais, diminutive Feargaidh or Fearghaidh)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Fergus

Mutation[edit]

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