pictiúr
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French picture, from Latin pictūra (“the art of painting, a painting”), from pingō (“I paint”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /pʲɪcˈtʲuːɾʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form pictiúir)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪctʲuːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪctʲuɾˠ/
Noun[edit]
pictiúr m (genitive singular pictiúir, nominative plural pictiúir)
- picture
- painting
- Synonym: péintéireacht
Declension[edit]
Declension of pictiúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms[edit]
- pictiúrlann f (“picture-house, cinema”)
- pictiúrtha (“pictorial; picturesque”, adjective)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
pictiúr | phictiúr | bpictiúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pictiúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pictiúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “pictiúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024