feargach

Irish

Etymology

From fearg (“anger”) ‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/^[1]
(Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/, /ˈfʲæɾˠəɡəx/^[2]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡa(x)/

Adjective

feargach (genitive singular masculine feargaigh, genitive singular feminine feargaí, plural feargacha, comparative feargaí)

angry

Declension

Declension of *feargach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	feargach	fheargach	feargacha; fheargacha²
vocative	fheargaigh	fheargach	feargacha
genitive	fheargaigh	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.

Mutation

Mutated forms of *feargach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
feargach	fheargach	bhfeargach

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

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 14
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 107