Pádraig

See also: Pàdraig

Irish

Alternative forms

• Pádraic

Etymology

From Latin Patricius, likely via Old Welsh. Replaced Old Irish Cothraige, a much earlier borrowing as shown by the replacement of Latin p with c.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɑːd̪ˠəɾˠɪɟ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪɟ/
• (Connemara, Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɑːɾˠɪc/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaːd̪ˠɾˠɪc/

Proper noun

Pádraig m (genitive Phádraig)

1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Patrick

Derived terms

• Bearnán Pádraig (“St. Patrick's Bell”)
• Lá Fhéile Pádraig (“St. Patrick's Day”)
• Naomh Pádraig (“Saint Patrick”)
• Pádraig Naofa (“Saint Patrick”)
• Páidín (diminutive)
• Pota Pádraig (“drink to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day”, literally “St. Patrick’s Pot”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Pádraig

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Pádraig	Phádraig	bPádraig

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