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Fergal

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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fer (man) +‎ gal (valour); the feminine ā-stem inflection is inherited from the latter noun.

Proper noun

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Fergal m (genitive Fergaile)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative FergalL
Vocative FergalL
Accusative FergailN
Genitive FergaileH
Dative FergailL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Middle Irish: Fergal

Mutation

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Mutation of Fergal
radical lenition nasalization
Fergal Ḟergal Fergal
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.