péin

See also: pein, Pein, and pèin

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲeːnʲ/[1]

Etymology 1

Noun

péin f

  1. dative singular of pian

Etymology 2

Rebracketing of sibh féin (“yourselves”) (and related forms) in the dialectal pronunciation /ʃibʲ/ + /heːnʲ/, which surfaces as /ʃiˈpʲeːnʲ/.

Pronoun

péin

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of féin

Adverb

péin

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of féin

Mutation

Mutated forms of péin
radical lenition eclipsis
péin phéin bpéin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 109
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