fearann

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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, nominative plural fearainn)

  1. land, territory, domain; field, farm, grounds
  2. quarter, portion
  3. region
Declension
Declension of fearann (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative fearann fearainn
vocative a fhearainn a fhearanna
genitive fearainn fearann
dative fearann fearainn
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an fearann na fearainn
genitive an fhearainn na bhfearann
dative leis an bhfearann
don fhearann 		leis na fearainn
Descendants
  • → Yola: varreen
Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

fearann

  1. present indicative analytic of fear

Mutation

Mutated forms of fearann
radical lenition eclipsis
fearann fhearann bhfearann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 107

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”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fearann m (genitive singular fearainn)

  1. land
  2. estate

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of fearann
radical lenition
fearann fhearann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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)
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