"ferg" meaning in Middle Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/ Forms: fercae [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Irish ferg, from Proto-Celtic *wergā, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂, from the root *werǵ- (“to make, to work”). Etymology templates: {{root|mga|ine-pro|*werǵ-}}, {{inh|mga|sga|ferg}} Old Irish ferg, {{inh|mga|cel-pro|*wergā}} Proto-Celtic *wergā, {{inh|mga|ine-pro|*werǵéh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *werǵéh₂ Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||genitive|fercae|||no plural|||-|||||cat2=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural), {{mga-noun|f|fercae|-}} ferg f (genitive fercae, no plural)
  1. anger, wrath Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-ferg-mga-noun-Zqne6y-x Categories (other): Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header, Emotions Disambiguation of Middle Irish entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Military, People Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ferg [error-unrecognized-form], ḟerg [error-unrecognized-form]
Head templates: {{head|mga|noun|||||||||||||||cat2=|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} ferg m, {{mga-noun|m}} ferg m
  1. warrior, hero Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ferg-mga-noun-ZFlGnfjl Categories (other): Emotions Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Military, People Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0
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      "orig": "mga:Military",
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    },
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      "_dis": "0 0",
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    }
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    },
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      "word": "ferg"
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      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "fearg"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "cel-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "3": "*werǵéh₂"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fercae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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        "6": "fercae",
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        "8": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        {
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        },
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          "orig": "mga:Emotions",
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        }
      ],
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        "anger, wrath"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "anger",
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        ],
        [
          "wrath",
          "wrath"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "_dis": "0 0",
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      "parents": [],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ferg",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ḟerg",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mga",
          "name": "Emotions",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "warrior, hero"
      ],
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          "warrior"
        ],
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          "hero"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Middle Irish lemmas",
    "Middle Irish masculine nouns",
    "Middle Irish nouns",
    "Middle Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Middle Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Middle Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-",
    "Middle Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Middle Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Middle Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "mga:Military",
    "mga:People"
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      "word": "fearg"
    },
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      "lang_code": "gv",
      "word": "ferg"
    },
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      "lang_code": "gd",
      "word": "fearg"
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    },
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      },
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    {
      "form": "fercae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "anger, wrath"
      ],
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          "anger",
          "anger"
        ],
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          "wrath",
          "wrath"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ferg"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈɸʲeɾ(ə)ɡ/"
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  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for ferg meaning in Middle Irish (3.2kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: ferg/Middle Irish 'radical' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "ferg"
  ],
  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ferg",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'lenition'",
  "path": [
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  "section": "Middle Irish",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ferg",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'nasalization'",
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