Pictish

English

Etymology

Pict +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪktɪʃ
• Hyphenation: Pic‧tish, Pict‧ish

Adjective

Pictish (comparative more Pictish, superlative most Pictish)

1. Of or pertaining to the Picts.
   • 1812, Lord Byron, The Curse of Minerva:

     The Gothic monarch and the Pictish peer

Translations

pertaining to the Picts

• Finnish: piktiläinen
• French: picte (fr)
• German: piktisch
• Irish: Cruithneach

  Old Irish: Cruithnech

• Marathi: पिक्टिश (pikṭiś)
• Old English: Pihtisċ
• Polish: piktyjski (pl)
• Russian: пи́ктский (píktskij)
• Swedish: piktisk

Proper noun

Pictish

1. The extinct, poorly attested language spoken by the Picts.

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages: Celtiberian, Cumbric, Galatian, Gaulish, Lepontic, Noric

Translations

language

• French: picte (fr) m
• Marathi: पिक्टिश f (pikṭiś)
• Old English: Pihtisċ n
• Portuguese: língua picta f
• Russian: пи́ктский (píktskij)
• Swedish: piktiska (sv)

Anagrams

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