péist

Irish

Péist

Etymology

From Old Irish bíast, from Latin bēstia.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [pʲeːʃtʲ]

Noun

péist f (genitive péiste, nominative plural péisteanna)

1. fabulous beast, monster
2. worm (animal)

Declension

Declension of péist

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative péist péisteanna Vocative a phéist a phéisteanna Genitive péiste péisteanna Dative péist péisteanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phéist na péisteanna Genitive na péiste na bpéisteanna Dative leis an bpéist don phéist leis na péisteanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
péist	phéist	bpéist
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.