ferg

Elfdalian

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish färg.

Noun

ferg f

1. colour, hue

Manx

Alternative forms

• farg

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg. Cognate with Irish fearg.

Noun

ferg f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. anger, bad temper, exasperation, passion, ferocity
2. heat

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ferg	erg	verg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸʲerɡ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”).

Noun

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

1. anger, wrath

Descendants

• Irish: fearg
• Manx: ferg
• Scottish Gaelic: fearg

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ferg ‘anger’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

Noun

ferg m

1. warrior, hero

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ferg ‘warrior’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ferg	ḟerg	ferg pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ferc, fergg

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸʲerɡ]

Noun

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

1. anger, wrath

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	fergL	—	—
Vocative	fergL	—	—
Accusative	feirgN	—	—
Genitive	fergaeH	—	—
Dative	feirgL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• fercaigidir
• fergach
• fergaige

 

Descendants

• Middle Irish: ferg
  • Irish: fearg
  • Manx: ferg
  • Scottish Gaelic: fearg

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
ferg	ḟerg	ferg pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ferg ‘anger’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language