feargach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From fearg (“anger”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/[1]
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/, /ˈfʲæɾˠəɡəx/[2]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡa(x)/
Adjective
[edit]feargach (genitive singular masculine feargaigh, genitive singular feminine feargaí, plural feargacha, comparative feargaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of feargach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | feargach | fheargach | feargacha; fheargacha² | |
Vocative | fheargaigh | feargacha | ||
Genitive | feargaí | feargacha | feargach | |
Dative | feargach; fheargach¹ |
fheargach; fheargaigh (archaic) |
feargacha; fheargacha² | |
Comparative | níos feargaí | |||
Superlative | is feargaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
feargach | fheargach | bhfeargach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 107
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feargach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feargach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “feargach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024