pearsanta

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae,[1] from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern pearsa), from Latin persona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲaɾˠsˠən̪ˠt̪ˠə/[2]

Adjective

pearsanta

  1. (grammar, etc.) personal
  2. personable
    Synonym: pearsantach

Derived terms

  • pearsantachas m (“personalism”)
  • pearsantacht f (“personality”)
  • pearsantaí m (“personalist”)
  • pearsantaigh (“personify”, verb)
  • pearsantas m (“personal estate”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pearsanta
radical lenition eclipsis
pearsanta phearsanta bpearsanta

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 221, page 112

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern Scottish Gaelic pearsa), from Latin persona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛrˠs̪ən̪ˠt̪ə/

Adjective

pearsanta

  1. personal

Derived terms

  • pearsa (“person, character”)

Mutation

Mutation of pearsanta
radical lenition
pearsanta phearsanta

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) “pearsanta”, 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), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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