peata

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Estonian

Noun

peata

  1. abessive singular of pea

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta,[1] of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)

  1. pet (animal kept as a companion; person or animal especially cherished)
  2. spoiled child

Declension

Declension of peata (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative peata peataí
vocative a pheata a pheataí
genitive peata peataí
dative peata peataí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an peata na peataí
genitive an pheata na bpeataí
dative leis an bpeata
don pheata 		leis na peataí

Derived terms

  • peata caillí m (“pampered child, no-good person”, literally “an old woman's pet”)
  • peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)
  • peataíocht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)
  • peataireacht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of peata
radical lenition eclipsis
peata pheata bpeata

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Schrijver, Peter (2000) “Non-Indo-European Surviving in Ireland in the First Millennium AD”, in Ériu‎, volume 51, →JSTOR, pages 195-199
  3. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 114, page 34; reprinted 1988
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 519, page 188
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 381, page 128
  6. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 367

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta (“pet”); either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, plural peatachan or peatan or peataichean)

  1. pet, tame animal
  2. spoiled child

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of peata
radical lenition
peata pheata

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “peata”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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