pearsanta

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae,[1] from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern pearsa), from Latin persona.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pearsanta

  1. (grammar, etc.) personal
  2. personable
    Synonym: pearsantach

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pearsanta phearsanta bpearsanta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 221, page 112

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish persanda, from Old Irish persandae, from persan (“person”) (Middle Irish persa, modern Scottish Gaelic pearsa), from Latin persona.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɛrˠs̪ən̪ˠt̪ə/

Adjective

pearsanta

  1. personal

Derived terms

  • pearsa (“person, character”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
pearsanta phearsanta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “pearsanta”, 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), “persanda(e)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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