pianpháis

Irish

Etymology

From pian (“pain”) +‎ páis (“passion, suffering”).

Noun

pianpháis f (genitive singular pianpháise)

1. anguish
2. agony of suspense

Declension

Declension of pianpháis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative pianpháis Vocative a phianpháis Genitive pianpháise Dative pianpháis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an phianpháis Genitive na pianpháise Dative leis an bpianpháis don phianpháis

Derived terms

• pianpháiseach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pianpháis	phianpháis	bpianpháis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pianpháis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “pianpháis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “pianpháis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.