Irish
Etymology
From peata (“pet”) + -aire (agent noun suffix) + -acht (abstract noun suffix).
Noun
peataireacht f (genitive singular peataireachta)
- (act of) petting
- pettish, childish, behaviour
Declension
Declension of peataireacht (third declension, no plural)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of peataireacht
radical
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lenition
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eclipsis
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peataireacht
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pheataireacht
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bpeataireacht
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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) “peataireacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peataireacht”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “peataireacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025