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/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡ/, /ˈfʲæɾˠəɡ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲæːɾˠəɡ/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge)

1. anger

   Tá fearg orm.

   I am angry.

   (literally, “Anger is on me.”)

Declension

Declension of fearg (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative fearg vocative a fhearg genitive feirge dative fearg feirg (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an fhearg genitive na feirge dative leis an bhfearg leis an bhfeirg (archaic, dialectal) don fhearg don fheirg (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• feargach

Mutation

Mutated forms of fearg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fearg	fhearg	bhfearg

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “fearg”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 304
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “fearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg (“anger, wrath”).

Pronunciation

• (Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɾak/
• (Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈfæɾak/
• (Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɾɛk/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)

1. anger, passion, rage, resentment, wrath

Derived terms

• feargach
• feargaich

Mutation

Mutation of fearg

radical	lenition
fearg	fhearg

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