feàrr

See also: fearr

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• fearr

Etymology

From Old Irish ferr (“better”), from Proto-Celtic *werros, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“peak”). Akin to Latin verrūca (“steep place, height”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top, head”) and Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”). Compare Irish fearr.

Pronunciation

• (Uist) IPA^(key): /fɛːrˠ/

See is fheàrr and b' fheàrr.

Adjective

feàrr

1. (dated) comparative degree of math

   Is feàrr duit falbh. ― You had better go.

Usage notes

• Today usually used in the lenited form fheàrr.

Mutation

Mutation of feàrr

radical	lenition
feàrr	fheàrr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.