Pádraig

See also: Pàdraig

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Patricius, likely via Old Welsh. Replaced Old Irish Cothraige, a much earlier borrowing as shown by the replacement of Latin p with c.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɑːd̪ˠəɾˠɪɟ/[1]
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ/
  • (Connemara, Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪc/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpˠaːɾˠɪc/

Proper noun

Pádraig m (genitive Phádraig)

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Patrick

Derived terms
  • Bearnán Pádraig (“St. Patrick's Bell”)
  • Lá Fhéile Pádraig (“St. Patrick's Day”)
  • Naomh Pádraig (“Saint Patrick”)
  • Pádraig Naofa (“Saint Patrick”)
  • Páidín (diminutive)
  • Pota Pádraig (“drink to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day”, literally “St. Patrick’s Pot”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Pádraig Phádraig bPádraig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 52, page 28
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