píast

See also: piast and Piast

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bēstia.

Noun

píast f

  1. beast
  2. monster

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative píastL péistL píastaH
vocative píastL péistL píastaH
accusative péistN péistL píastaH
genitive péisteH píastL píastN
dative péistL píastaib píastaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: péist

Mutation

Mutation of píast
radical lenition nasalization
píast phíast
or unchanged		 píast
pronounced with /bʲ-/

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

References

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