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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) 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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fearg	fhearg	bhfearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɛɾɛk/

Noun

fearg f (genitive singular feirge, no plural)

1. anger, passion, rage, resentment, wrath

Derived terms

• feargach
• feargaich

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
fearg	fhearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.