pictiúr
Irish
Alternative forms
- peictiúr (Connemara)
- pictiúir m (Munster)
Etymology
From Old French picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”), from pingō (“I paint”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /pʲɪcˈtʲuːɾʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form pictiúir)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪctʲuːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪctʲuɾˠ/
Noun
pictiúr m (genitive singular pictiúir, nominative plural pictiúir)
- picture
- painting
- Synonym: péintéireacht
Declension
Declension of pictiúr
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- pictiúrlann f (“picture-house, cinema”)
- pictiúrtha (“pictorial; picturesque”, adjective)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pictiúr | phictiúr | bpictiúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “pictiúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “pictiúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pictiúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.