Irish
Etymology
From English pygmy, from Ancient Greek Πυγμαῖος (Pugmaîos, “a member of a race of dwarves”).
Noun
pigmí m (genitive singular pigmí, nominative plural pigmithe)
- pygmy
Declension
Declension of pigmí (fourth declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of pigmí
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lenition
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eclipsis
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phigmí
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bpigmí
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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) “pigmí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pigmí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “pigmí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025