Peirsis
Irish
Etymology
From an Pheirs (“Persia”) + -is (“-ish, -ese”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛɾʲʃɪʃ/
Proper noun
Peirsis f (genitive Peirsise)
- the Persian language
Declension
Declension of Peirsis
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
- Peirseach m (“Persian person”)
- Peirseach (“Persian”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Peirsis | Pheirsis | bPeirsis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Peirsis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Peirsis on the Irish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ga
- Entries containing “Peirsis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Peirsis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.