paidir
See also: Paidir
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish paiter, from Latin pater (“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer in Latin (Pater noster). Doublet of athair.
Pronunciation
Noun
paidir f (genitive singular paidre, nominative plural paidreacha)
Declension
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Derived terms
- An Phaidir f (“paternoster”)
- Paidir an Tiarna f (“the Lord’s Prayer”)
- paidrín
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| paidir | phaidir | bpaidir |
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), “paidir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “paiter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “paidir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 537
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish paiter, from Latin pater (“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer in Latin. Doublet of athair.
Noun
paidir f (genitive singular paidire, plural paidrichean)
- (Christianity) the Lord's Prayer, paternoster
- rosary (beads)
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “paidir”, 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), “paiter”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language