Irish edit

 
Péist

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Etymology edit

From Middle Irish péist, from Old Irish píast, from Latin bēstia.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

péist f (genitive singular péiste, nominative plural péisteanna)

  1. dragon, fabulous beast, reptile, monster
  2. worm (animal)
    1. (distilling) worm
    2. (figuratively, of a person) worm

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Mutation edit

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.

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