piliúr
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Middle English pilwer (“pillow case”), from pilwe (“pillow”) + Old Norse ver (“case, cover”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɛlʲuːɾˠ/ (corresponding to the alternative form peiliúr)
Noun[edit]
piliúr m (genitive singular piliúir, nominative plural piliúir)
Declension[edit]
Declension of piliúr
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- clúdach piliúir (“pillow-case”)
- lása piliúir (“pillow-lace”)
- piliúr lása (“lace-pillow”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
piliúr | philiúr | bpiliúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “peiliúr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 541
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “3 pilér, pillér, pilliúr”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “pilliúr”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 542
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “piliúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN