ferr
See also: ferr-
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin īnfernus.
Noun
ferr m (definite ferri)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | ferr | ferri |
| accusative | ferrin | |
| dat./abl. | ferri | ferrit |
Further reading
- “ferr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- Newmark, L. (1999) “ferr”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]
Cornish
Adjective
ferr
- 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”).[1] Alternatively, derived from Proto-Celtic *uɸer- (“over, on”) (a variant of *uɸor-), as in Gaulish *Werkingetorīx (literally “super-warrior-king”), from Proto-Indo-European *upér.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɸʲer͈]
Adjective
ferr
- comparative degree of maith: better, best
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 15c23
- Hóre is cuci rigmi, is ferr dún placere illi.
- Since it is to him we will go, it is better for us to please him.
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 15c23
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| ferr | ḟerr | ferr pronounced with /β̃ʲ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “Werro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Kim McCone (1994) chapter II, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, section 20.3, page 125
Old Norse
Verb
ferr
- second-person/third-person singular present indicative active of fara