píosa

See also: pìosa

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish pissa, borrowed from Middle English pece, from Anglo-Norman piece, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish *pettyā‎, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion”). Doublet of cuid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲiːsˠə/

Noun

píosa m (genitive singular píosa, nominative plural píosaí)

  1. piece, bit (part of a larger whole; artistic creation)
    1. patch (on clothing, cloth)
    2. piecework
    3. literary or musical composition
    4. coin
    5. (nautical) bailing-can, bailer

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
píosa phíosa bpíosa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "píosa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “písa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “píosa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
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