parthas
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
- parrthas
- parrdhas, párrdhas, parrdhus, párrthas, parrthus, párrthus, párthas, parthus, párthus (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish pardus, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Iranian.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster)
- (West Muskerry) IPA(key): /ˈpˠaɾˠəhəsˠ/[1] (corresponding to the spelling parathas, a conflation of [ˈpˠɑɾəˠɣəsˠ] (a Late Middle Irish pronunciation of pardhas) and later-found par(r)thas)
- (Ulster)
- (Meenawania) IPA(key): /ˈpˠaːrhuːs/[2] (corresponding to the spelling párthús, a conflation of par(r)ús (from par(r)dhas) and par(r)thas)
Noun edit
parthas m (genitive singular parthais, nominative plural parthais)
Declension edit
Declension of parthas
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
parthas | pharthas | bparthas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1988) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 319, page 106
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 11
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “parthas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “paradise”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024