péatar

Irish

Etymology

From Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲeːt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

péatar m (genitive singular péatair)

1. pewter

Declension

Declension of péatar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative péatar Vocative a phéatair Genitive péatair Dative péatar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an péatar Genitive an phéatair Dative leis an bpéatar don phéatar

Derived terms

• gréithe péatair (“pewter ware”)
• péataróir (“pewterer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
péatar	phéatar	bpéatar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “péatar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN