paidir
See also: Paidir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish paiter, from Latin pater (“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer in Latin (Pater noster).
Pronunciation
Noun
paidir f (genitive singular paidre, nominative plural paidreacha)
Declension
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Derived terms
- An Phaidir f (“paternoster”)
- Paidir an Tiarna f (“the Lord’s Prayer”)
- paidrín
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| paidir | phaidir | bpaidir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “paidir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “paiter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “paidir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 537
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish paiter, from Latin pater (“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer in Latin.
Noun
paidir f (genitive singular paidire, plural paidrichean)
- (Christianity) the Lord's Prayer, paternoster
- rosary (beads)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “paidir”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “paiter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language