fearann
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfaɾən/
Noun
fearann m (genitive singular fearann)
- land, territory, domain; field, farm, grounds.
- quarter, portion.
- region
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- → Yola: varreen
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fearann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Verb
fearann
- present indicative analytic of fear
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| fearann | fhearann | bhfearann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From a Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (“to cover, envelop”) shared with Sanskrit वारण (vāraṇa, “dike, entrenchment”), वर्मन् (varman, “armor, protection”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬛𐬥𐬁 (vardnā, “cover, envelope”).
Noun
fearann m (genitive singular fearainn)
- land
- estate
Derived terms
- fearann na h-oighreachd (“estate”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| fearann | fhearann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “fearann”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Hubert, Henri: The Rise of the Celts (2013)
- Armenian and Indo-European: Historical Phonology (1963)