ferr

See also: ferr-

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfernus.

Noun

ferr m

  1. hell, heck

See also

Cornish

Adjective

ferr

  1. Mixed mutation of berr.

Old Irish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fʲer͈/

Adjective

ferr

  1. comparative degree of maith: better, best

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
ferr ḟerr ferr
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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