peata

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Estonian

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Noun

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peata

  1. abessive singular of pea

Irish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • 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

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
peata pheata bpeata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter (2000) “Non-Indo-European Surviving in Ireland in the First Millennium AD”, in Ériu[1], volume 51, →JSTOR, pages 195-199

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. pet, tame animal
  2. spoiled child

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
peata pheata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “peata”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 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