fearg

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (anger, wrath), from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werHǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (to make, to work).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈfʲæːɾˠəɡ/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge)

  1. anger
    fearg orm.I am angry. (lit. "Anger is on me")

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fearg fhearg bhfearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (anger, wrath).

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)

  1. anger, passion, rage, resentment, wrath

Derived terms

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