Pihtisc

Old English

Etymology

From Peohtas +‎ -isċ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpix.tiʃ/, [ˈpiç.tiʃ]

Adjective

Pihtisċ

  1. Pictish
  2. (substantive) a Pict

Declension

Noun

Pihtisċ n

  1. Pictish (language)
    • unknown author, preface to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      Bretene īeġland is eahta hund mīla lang and twā hund mīla brād, and hēr sind on þām īeġlande fīf ġeþēod: Englisċ, Bretwīelisċ, Sċyttisċ, Pihtisċ, and Bōclǣden.
      The island of Britain is eight hundred miles long and two hundred miles wide. Five languages are spoken here: English, British, Gaelic, Pictish, and Latin.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative Pihtisċ
accusative Pihtisċ
genitive Pihtisċes
dative Pihtisċe