feàrr

See also: fearr

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish ferr (“better”), from Proto-Celtic *werros, from Proto-Indo-European *wers- (“peak”). Akin to Latin verrūca (“steep place, height”), Lithuanian viršùs (“top, head”) and Old Church Slavonic врьхъ (vrĭxŭ, “top, peak”). Compare Irish fearr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fjaːrˠ/

Adjective

feàrr

  1. (dated) comparative degree of math
    Is feàrr duit falbh. ― You had better go.

Usage notes

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
feàrrfheàrr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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