feargach

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡəx/, /ˈfʲæɾˠəɡəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈfʲaɾˠəɡa(x)/

Adjective

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

1. angry

Declension

Declension of feargach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	feargach	fheargach	feargacha; fheargacha²
Vocative	fheargaigh		feargacha
Genitive		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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
feargach	fheargach	bhfeargach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feargach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “feargach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “feargach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024