peata

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta; either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲat̪ˠə/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə/

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)

  1. pet

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
peata pheata bpeata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • "peata" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • pet(t)a” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “peata” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “peata” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • peatadh

Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta (pet); either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, plural peatachan or peatan or peataichean)

  1. pet, tame animal
  2. spoiled child

Derived terms

  • peata-odhar m (cormorant)
  • peata-ruadh m (puffin)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
peatapheata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • pet(t)a” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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