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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
Adjective
fearr
- comparative degree of maith
Derived terms
Mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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fhearr
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bhfearr
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References
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *farʀ, from Proto-Germanic *farzaz, a byform of *farzô (“bull, steer”).
Pronunciation
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.
Ofer þe fearras fnærdon.- Over you bulls snorted.
Declension
Declension of fearr (strong a-stem)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic
Adjective
fearr
- Alternative spelling of feàrr
Mutation
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| fearr |
fhearr
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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