píast

See also: piast and Piast

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bēstia.

Noun

píast f

  1. beast
  2. monster

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative píastL péistL píastaH
Vocative píastL péistL píastaH
Accusative péistN péistL píastaH
Genitive péisteH píastL píastN
Dative péistL píastaib píastaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: péist

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
píast phíast
or unchanged
píast
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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