pearsanta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern pearsa), from Latin persona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲaɾˠsˠən̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

pearsanta

1. (grammar, etc.) personal
2. personable

   Synonym: pearsantach

Derived terms

• pearsantachas m (“personalism”)
• pearsantacht f (“personality”)
• pearsantaí m (“personalist”)
• pearsantaigh (“personify”, verb)
• pearsantas m (“personal estate”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pearsanta	phearsanta	bpearsanta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern Scottish Gaelic pearsa), from Latin persona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɛrˠs̪ən̪ˠt̪ə/

Adjective

pearsanta

1. personal

Derived terms

• coimpiutair pearsanta (“personal computer”)

Related terms

• pearsa (“person, character”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
pearsanta	phearsanta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “pearsanta”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language