peata

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲat̪ˠə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə/

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)

1. pet

Declension

Declension of peata

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative peata peataí Vocative a pheata a pheataí Genitive peata peataí Dative peata peataí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an peata na peataí Genitive an pheata na bpeataí Dative leis an bpeata don pheata leis na peataí

Derived terms

• peata beag a mháthar m (“his mother's little darling”)
• peata beag an teaghlaigh m (“the Benjamin of the family”)
• peata caillí m (“pampered child, no-good person”, literally “an old woman's pet”)
• peata gan mhúineadh m (“unmannerly child”)
• peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)
• peataireacht f, peataíocht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)

 

Mutation

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.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “peata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

---

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• peatadh

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. pet, tame animal
2. spoiled child

Derived terms

• peata-odhar m (“cormorant”)
• peata-ruadh m (“puffin”)

Mutation

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

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “peata”, 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), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language