piléar

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pʲəˈlʲeːɾˠ/, /ˈpʲlʲeːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɪlʲeːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɪlʲaɾˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old French pilier, from Medieval Latin or Vulgar Latin *pīlāre (“a pillar”), from Latin pīla (“a pillar, pier, mole”).

Noun

piléar m (genitive singular piléir, nominative plural piléir)

1. pillar (large post)
   • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:

     Tháinic sé colmáin gheala isteach ar an dorus, ⁊ shuidh siad ar philéir go robh an tAifrionn thart, ⁊ annsin chuaidh siad amach ar ais.

     Six white doves came into the door, and they sat upon a pillar till Mass was over, and then they went out.

Declension

Declension of piléar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative piléar piléir Vocative a philéir a philéara Genitive piléir piléar Dative piléar piléir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an piléar na piléir Genitive an philéir na bpiléar Dative leis an bpiléar don philéar leis na piléir

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 pilér, (peilér)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piléar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Metathesis of Middle Irish pirrél (“ballista”), from Old French perriere (“pestle”), from Latin petra (“stone”), from Ancient Greek πέτρᾱ (pétrā, “stone”). Alternatively, from Middle English pelet (“pellet”), from Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”).

Noun

piléar m (genitive singular piléir, nominative plural piléir)

1. bullet (projectile)

Declension

Declension of piléar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative piléar piléir Vocative a philéir a philéara Genitive piléir piléar Dative piléar piléir

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an piléar na piléir Genitive an philéir na bpiléar Dative leis an bpiléar don philéar leis na piléir

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 pilér, (peilér)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “piléar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 542
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piléar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
piléar	philéar	bpiléar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.