Peirs
Irish
Etymology
From Latin Persia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʲɛɾʲʃ/
Proper noun
An Pheirs f (genitive na Peirs)
- Persia
Usage notes
- Always preceded by the definite article.
Declension
Declension of Peirs
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Impireacht na Peirse (“Persian Empire”)
- Murascaill na Peirse (“Persian Gulf”)
- Peirseach m (“Persian person”)
- Peirseach (“Persian”, adjective)
- Peirsis (“the Persian language”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Peirs | Pheirs | bPeirs |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Peirs”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Peirs” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.