ferg

Elfdalian

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish färg.

Noun

ferg f

1. colour, hue

Manx

Alternative forms

• farg

Etymology

From Old Irish ferg. Cognate with Irish fearg.

Noun

ferg f (plural [please provide])

1. anger, bad temper, exasperation, passion, ferocity
2. heat

Mutation

Mutation of ferg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ferg	erg	verg

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

Middle Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”).

Noun

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

1. anger, wrath

Descendants

• Irish: fearg
• Manx: ferg
• Scottish Gaelic: fearg

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ferg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Etymology 2

Noun

ferg m

1. warrior, hero

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 ferg”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Mutation

Mutation of ferg

radical	lenition	nasalization
ferg	ḟerg	ferg pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

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

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• ferc, fergg

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸʲeɾɡ/

Noun

ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)

1. anger, wrath

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	fergL	—	—
vocative	fergL	—	—
accusative	feirgN	—	—
genitive	fergaeH	—	—
dative	feirgL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• fercaigidir
• fergach
• fergaige

Descendants

• Middle Irish: ferg
  • Irish: fearg
  • Manx: ferg
  • Scottish Gaelic: fearg

Mutation

Mutation of ferg

radical	lenition	nasalization
ferg	ḟerg	ferg pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 ferg ‘anger’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language