péatar

Irish

Etymology

From Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *piltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲeːt̪ˠəɾˠ/

Noun

péatar m (genitive singular péatair)

1. pewter

Declension

Declension of péatar (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative péatar vocative a phéatair genitive péatair dative péatar forms with the definite article case singular nominative an péatar genitive an phéatair dative leis an bpéatar don phéatar

Derived terms

• gréithe péatair (“pewter ware”)
• péataróir (“pewterer”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of péatar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
péatar	phéatar	bpéatar

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “péatar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN