Peohtas
Appearance
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Celtic/Pictish; see Pictus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Peohtas m pl
Usage notes
[edit]- As is usual with Old English names of peoples, no singular form of Peohtas is attested. If one existed, it would have been *Piht, because of a 9th century sound change in which eo, io, and ie became i before the clusters ht, hþ, and hs when the latter were word-final or preceded a front vowel. See cniht for a word with the same alteration of i and eo.
Declension
[edit]Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | — | Peohtas |
accusative | — | Peohtas |
genitive | — | Peohta |
dative | — | Peohtum |