pearsanta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish persanda, persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern pearsa), from Latin persona.
Derived terms
- pearsantachas m (“personalism”)
- pearsantacht f (“personality”)
- pearsantaigh (“personify”, verb)
- pearsantaí m (“personalist”)
- pearsantas m (“personal estate, personalty”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| pearsanta | phearsanta | bpearsanta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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.
Derived terms
- coimpiutair pearsanta (“personal computer”)
Related terms
- pearsa (“person, character”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| pearsanta | phearsanta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.