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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish persanda, persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern pearsa), from Latin persona.
Adjective
pearsanta
- (grammar, etc.) personal
- personable
- Synonym: pearsantach
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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pearsanta
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phearsanta
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bpearsanta
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pearsanta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish persanda, persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern Scottish Gaelic pearsa), from Latin persona.
Adjective
pearsanta
- personal
Derived terms
Related terms
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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pearsanta |
phearsanta
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “pearsanta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language