fearann

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfaɾən/

Etymology 1

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Noun

fearann m (genitive singular fearainn, nominative plural fearainn)

  1. land, territory, domain; field, farm, grounds
  2. quarter, portion
  3. region
Declension
Declension of fearann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fearann fearainn
Vocative a fhearainn a fhearanna
Genitive fearainn fearann
Dative fearann fearainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an fearann na fearainn
Genitive an fhearainn na bhfearann
Dative leis an bhfearann

don fhearann

 leis na fearainn
Descendants
  • → Yola: varreen
Further reading

Verb

fearann

  1. present indicative analytic of fear

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From a Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (“to cover, envelop”) shared with Sanskrit वारण (vāraṇa, “dike, entrenchment”), वर्मन् (varman, “armor, protection”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬛𐬥𐬁‎ (vardnā, “cover, envelope”).

Noun

fearann m (genitive singular fearainn)

  1. land
  2. estate

Derived terms
  • fearann na h-oighreachd (“estate”)

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

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “fearann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Hubert, Henri: The Rise of the Celts (2013)
  • Armenian and Indo-European: Historical Phonology (1963)
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