Peirs

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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)

Case	Singular
Nominative	Peirs
Vocative	a Pheirs
Genitive	Peirse
Dative	Peirs

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an Pheirs
Genitive	na Peirse
Dative	leis an bPeirs don Pheirs

Derived terms

Impireacht na Peirse (“Persian Empire”)
Murascaill na Peirse (“Persian Gulf”)
Peirseach (“Persian”, adjective)
Peirseach m (“Persian person”)
Peirsis (“the Persian language”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Peirs”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm

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