Fearghas

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Fergus.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /fʲaˈɾˠiːsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfʲæːɾˠiːsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəsˠ/[1]

Proper noun

Fearghas m (genitive Fearghasa)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish of Gaelic origin

Declension
Declension of Fearghas

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Fearghas
Vocative a Fhearghas
Genitive Fearghasa
Dative Fearghas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Fearghas
Genitive an Fhearghasa
Dative leis an bhFearghas

don Fhearghas

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Fearghas Fhearghas bhFearghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 121, page 47

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Fergus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛrɛɣəs/, /ˈfɛraɣəs/

Proper noun

Fearghas m (genitive/vocative Fhearghais, diminutive Feargaidh or Fearghaidh)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Fergus

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
FearghasFhearghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.