From fearg (“anger”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
feargach (genitive singular masculine feargaigh, genitive singular feminine feargaí, plural feargacha, comparative feargaí)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| feargach | fheargach | bhfeargach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||