ferg
Manx
Alternative forms
Noun
ferg f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
Middle Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲerɡ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”).
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ferg ‘anger’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 ferg ‘warrior’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- ferc, fergg
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fʲerɡ/
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | fergL | — | — |
| Vocative | fergL | — | — |
| Accusative | feirgN | — | — |
| Genitive | fergaeH | — | — |
| Dative | feirgL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- fercaigidir
- fergach
- fergaige
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| ferg | ḟerg | ferg pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 ferg ‘anger’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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