pionta

Irish

Alternative forms

• piont (Munster)

Etymology

From Old French pinte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɪn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

pionta m (genitive singular pionta, nominative plural piontaí)

1. pint (Imperial pint, approximately 568 millilitres)
2. jar

Declension

Declension of pionta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pionta piontaí Vocative a phionta a phiontaí Genitive pionta piontaí Dative pionta piontaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pionta na piontaí Genitive an phionta na bpiontaí Dative leis an bpionta don phionta leis na piontaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pionta	phionta	bpionta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pionta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “jar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• “pint”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024