fear
/fʲaɾˠ/masculine
The Irish word for "man" is fear.
fear is used to refer to an adult male human.
Meaning: adult male human (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of fear is fir.
How do you pronounce it?
/fʲaɾˠ/
Did you know?
- The Irish word fear shares an ancient ancestor with the English word 'were' as seen in 'werewolf', which originally meant 'man-wolf'.
- Because fear is spelled the same as the English word 'fear', learners often confuse them, but in Irish, the word for 'fear' is actually imní or eagla.
- In Irish, fear can be used to describe a husband, which is a common way to refer to a spouse in traditional speech.
Examples in context
- Tá an fear ag ól uisce.The man is drinking water.This sentence is useful for seeing fear used with the verb 'to be' in the present tense.
- Is láidir an fear.The man is strong.This sentence is useful for seeing fear used with the verb 'to be' in a predicate position.Tatoeba #5152273 by kemushi69, translation #3100447 by belvis
- Bhí an fear ag ithe arain.The man was eating bread.This sentence is useful for seeing fear used with the verb 'to be' in the past tense.Tatoeba #1751041 by linguaeorbis, translation #2429563 by jeedrek
- Is duine maith é an fear sin.That man is a good person.
- 8 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Aoife is asking about a person she saw in the garden.
- AoifeCé hise an fear sin?Who is that man?
- CathalIs mo hamhadán an fear sin.That man is my fool.
- AoifeAn bhfuil an fear sin ó hAn Lár?Is that man from the center?
- CathalTá, is fear ó Cill Dara é.Yes, he is a man from Kildare.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “man” translations and entries fear, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fear, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0, Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
