peata

Estonian

Noun

peata

1. abessive singular of pea

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta, of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲat̪ˠə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə/

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)

1. pet (animal kept as a companion; person or animal especially cherished)
2. spoiled child

Declension

Declension of peata

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative peata peataí Vocative a pheata a pheataí Genitive peata peataí Dative peata peataí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an peata na peataí Genitive an pheata na bpeataí Dative leis an bpeata don pheata leis na peataí

Derived terms

• peata caillí m (“pampered child, no-good person”, literally “an old woman's pet”)
• peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)
• peataíocht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)
• peataireacht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
peata	pheata	bpeata
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “peata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• peatadh

Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta (“pet”); either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).

Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, plural peatachan or peatan or peataichean)

1. pet, tame animal
2. spoiled child

Derived terms

• peata-odhar m (“cormorant”)
• peata-ruadh m (“puffin”)

Mutation

Mutation of peata

radical	lenition
peata	pheata

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “peata”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language