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 superseded spelling of farraige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