fear-

See also: fear and féar

Irish

Etymology

From fear (“man”).

Prefix

fear-

  1. man-, male
  2. manly, he-

Derived terms
  • fearchat m (“tom-cat”)
  • fearchú m (“male dog or hound; fierce warrior”)
  • fearphoc m (“he-goat”)
  • fearscriú m (“male screw”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fear- fhear- bhfear-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

fear- (genitive fir-, plural fir-)

  1. -er, -or (denotes occupation)
    fear-treòrachaidh - a guide

Usage notes
  • The gender of such words is always masculine, although they may refer to women as well - usually, however, they refer to men.

Derived terms
Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with fear-

See also
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