Peirs

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Persia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲɛɾʲʃ/

Proper noun

An Pheirs f (genitive na Peirs)

  1. Persia

Usage notes

  • Always preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Peirs (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Peirs
vocative a Pheirs
genitive Peirse
dative Peirs
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Pheirs
genitive na Peirse
dative leis an bPeirs
don Pheirs

Derived terms

  • Impireacht na Peirse (“Persian Empire”)
  • Murascaill na Peirse (“Persian Gulf”)
  • Peirseach (“Persian”, adjective)
  • Peirseach m (“Persian person”)
  • Peirsis (“the Persian language”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Peirs
radical lenition eclipsis
Peirs Pheirs bPeirs

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

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