fairrge

Irish

Noun

fairrge f (genitive singular fairrge, nominative plural fairrgidhe or fairrgeadha)

  1. Superseded spelling of farraige.

Declension
Declension of fairrge

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fairrge fairrgí
Vocative a fhairrge a fhairrgí
Genitive fairrge fairrgí
Dative fairrge fairrgí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fhairrge na fairrgí
Genitive na fairrge na bhfairrgí
Dative leis an bhfairrge

don fhairrge

 leis na fairrgí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fairrge fhairrge bhfairrge
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfar͈ɡʲe/

Noun

fairrge f (genitive fairrge, nominative plural fairrgi)

  1. sea, ocean

Inflection
Feminine iā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fairrgeL fairrgiL fairrgi
Vocative fairrgeL fairrgiL fairrgi
Accusative fairrgiN fairrgiL fairrgi
Genitive fairrge fairrgeL fairrgeN
Dative fairrgiL fairrgib fairrgib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: farraige
  • Manx: faarkey
  • Scottish Gaelic: fairge

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
fairrge ḟairrge fairrge
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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