ferg

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Elfdalian

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish färg.

Noun

ferg f

  1. colour, hue

Manx

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg. Cognate with Irish fearg.

Noun

ferg f (genitive singular , plural )

  1. anger, bad temper, exasperation, passion, ferocity
  2. heat

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ferg erg verg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”).

Noun

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

  1. anger, wrath
Descendants
  • Irish: fearg
  • Manx: ferg
  • Scottish Gaelic: fearg

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

ferg m

  1. warrior, hero

Further reading

Mutation

Mutation of ferg
radical lenition nasalization
ferg ḟerg ferg
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

  1. anger, wrath

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative fergL — —
Vocative fergL — —
Accusative feirgN — —
Genitive fergaeH — —
Dative feirgL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of ferg
radical lenition nasalization
ferg ḟerg ferg
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

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