pearsa
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish persa, from Old Irish persan, from Latin persōna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲaɾˠsˠə/
Noun
pearsa f (genitive singular pearsan, nominative plural pearsana)
- person
- (theater, literature) person, character
- Synonym: carachtar
- (grammar) person
- figure, person, personality
- Synonyms: duine mór le rá, duine mór
Declension
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Derived terms
- cultas pearsan
- pearsachán m (“person of little account”)
- pearsanaigh (“personate, impersonate”, verb)
- pearsanra m (“personnel”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| pearsa | phearsa | bpearsa |
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) “pearsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “persa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 38
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish persa, from Old Irish persan, from Latin persōna.
Noun
pearsa m or f (genitive singular pearsa, plural pearsachan or pearsannan)
Derived terms
- a' chiad phearsa (“the first person”)
- an dara pearsa (“the second person”)
- an treas pearsa (“the third person”)
- pearsanta (“personal”, adjective)
- pearsantachd (“personality”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| pearsa | phearsa |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “pearsa”, 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), “persa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language