Peirs

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Persia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲɛɾʲʃ/

Proper noun

An Pheirs f (genitive na Peirs)

1. Persia

Usage notes

• Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Peirs

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Peirs Vocative a Pheirs Genitive Peirse Dative Peirs

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Pheirs Genitive na Peirse Dative leis an bPeirs don Pheirs

Derived terms

• Impireacht na Peirse (“Persian Empire”)
• Murascaill na Peirse (“Persian Gulf”)
• Peirseach (“Persian”, adjective)
• Peirseach m (“Persian person”)
• Peirsis (“the Persian language”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Peirs	Pheirs	bPeirs
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Peirs”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Peirs” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.