Pictish

English

Etymology

From Pict +‎ -ish. Compare Old English Pihttisċ, Pyhtisċ.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪktɪʃ
  • Hyphenation: Pic‧tish, Pict‧ish

Adjective

Pictish (comparative more Pictish, superlative most Pictish)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Picts.
    • 1812, Lord Byron, The Curse of Minerva:
      The Gothic monarch and the Pictish peer

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Proper noun

Pictish

  1. The extinct, poorly attested language spoken by the Picts.

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages: Celtiberian, Cumbric, Galatian, Gaulish, Lepontic, Noric

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