fairge

Irish

Noun

fairge f (genitive singular fairge, nominative plural fairgí)

1. superseded spelling of farraige

Declension

Declension of fairge (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative fairge fairgí vocative a fhairge a fhairgí genitive fairge fairgí dative fairge fairgí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an fhairge na fairgí genitive na fairge na bhfairgí dative leis an bhfairge don fhairge leis na fairgí

Mutation

Mutated forms of fairge

radical	lenition	eclipsis
fairge	fhairge	bhfairge

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish fairrge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfarˠakʲə/

Noun

fairge m (genitive singular fairge, plural fairgean)

1. (poetic) rough or turbulent sea, ocean
2. (Tiree, Colonsay, Islay, Jura, Kintyre, Arran) sea, ocean (any)

Synonyms

• (sea, ocean): muir, cuan, cuan mòr, tàbh