parthas

Irish

Alternative forms

• parrthas
• parrdhas, párrdhas, parrdhus, párrthas, parrthus, párrthus, párthas, parthus, párthus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish pardus, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Iranian.

Pronunciation

• (Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaɾˠəhəsˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling parathas, a conflation of [ˈpˠɑɾəˠɣəsˠ] (a Late Middle Irish pronunciation of pardhas) and later par(r)thas))
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaːɾˠhuːsˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling párthús, a conflation of par(r)ús (from par(r)dhas) and par(r)thas)

Noun

parthas m (genitive singular parthais, nominative plural parthais)

1. paradise

Declension

Declension of parthas (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative parthas parthais vocative a pharthais a pharthasa genitive parthais parthas dative parthas parthais forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an parthas na parthais genitive an pharthais na bparthas dative leis an bparthas don pharthas leis na parthais

Mutation

Mutated forms of parthas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
parthas	pharthas	bparthas

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) “parthas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “paradise”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025