feargach
Irish
Etymology
From fearg (“anger”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡa(x)/
Adjective
feargach (genitive singular masculine feargaigh, genitive singular feminine feargaí, plural feargacha, comparative feargaí)
- angry
Declension
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
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. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “feargach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “feargach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “feargach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14