pearsanta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish persanda, persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern pearsa), from Latin persona.
Adjective
pearsanta
- (grammar, etc.) personal
- personable
- Synonym: pearsantach
Derived terms
- pearsantachas m (“personalism”)
- pearsantacht f (“personality”)
- pearsantaigh (“personify”, verb)
- pearsantaí m (“personalist”)
- pearsantas m (“personal estate, personalty”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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.
Adjective
pearsanta
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][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Latin
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- ga:Grammar
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Latin
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives