fearr

See also: Fearr and feàrr

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ferr (“better”), from Proto-Celtic *werros, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“peak”). Akin to Latin verrūca (“steep place, height”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top, head”) and Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”). Compare Scottish Gaelic fheàrr.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /fʲaːɾˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /fʲɑːɾˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /fʲæːɾˠ/

Adjective

fearr

comparative degree of maith

Derived terms

is fearr le (“prefer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
fearr	fhearr	bhfearr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English

Alternative forms

fear

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *farzaz, a byform of *farzô (“bull, steer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fæɑ̯rr/

Noun

fearr m

bull
Iċ ġeseah þā trīewenan duru tōbrecan. Fearr styrmde fnǣrende intō mīnum clēofan.
I saw the wooden door shatter. A bull stormed snorting into my room.
Synonyms: bula, stēor

Declension

Declension of fearr (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fearr	fearras
accusative	fearr	fearras
genitive	fearres	fearra
dative	fearre	fearrum

Derived terms

Fearr
fearrlīċ

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

fearr

Alternative spelling of feàrr

Mutation

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