pictiúr
Contents
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): /pʲɪcˈtʲuːɾˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪctʲuːɾˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪctʲuɾˠ/
Noun[edit]
pictiúr m (genitive singular pictiúir, nominative plural pictiúir)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pictiúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
- (painting): péintéireacht
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. |
Further reading[edit]
- "pictiúr" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “pictiúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “pictiúr” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.