"peata" meaning in Irish

See peata in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʲat̪ˠə/, /ˈpʲæt̪ˠə/ [Cois-Fharraige], [ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə] [Cois-Fharraige]
Etymology: From Middle Irish peta, petta, of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|mga|peta}} Middle Irish peta, {{uncertain|ga|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|ga|qfa-sub}} substrate Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|peata|||||||nominative plural|peataí|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí), {{ga-noun|m|~|~í}} peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: peata [genitive, singular], peataí [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an peata [definite, nominative, singular], na peataí [definite, nominative, plural], an pheata [definite, genitive, singular], na bpeataí [definite, genitive, plural], leis an bpeata [dative, definite, singular], don pheata [dative, definite, singular], leis na peataí [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], peata [error-unrecognized-form], pheata [lenition], bpeata [eclipsis]
  1. pet (animal kept as a companion; person or animal especially cherished) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-peata-ga-noun-LY-7xqEs Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Animals Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Animals: 88 12
  2. spoiled child Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-peata-ga-noun-s0DJatds Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: peata caillí (english: pampered child, no-good person; an old woman's pet) [literally, masculine], peata mamaí (english: molly-coddle) [masculine], peataíocht (english: (act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour) [feminine], peataireacht (english: (act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour) [feminine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pampered child, no-good person; an old woman's pet",
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "pampered child, no-good person; an old woman's pet",
      "word": "peata caillí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "molly-coddle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "molly-coddle",
      "word": "peata mamaí"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "word": "peataíocht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "word": "peataireacht"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ga",
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        "3": "peta"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish peta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    },
    {
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        "1": "ga",
        "2": "qfa-sub"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peata",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peataí",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an peata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na peataí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an pheata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na bpeataí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an bpeata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don pheata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na peataí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peata",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pheata",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bpeata",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "peataí",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "peata",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "~",
        "3": "~í"
      },
      "expansion": "peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "ga:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pet (animal kept as a companion; person or animal especially cherished)"
      ],
      "id": "en-peata-ga-noun-LY-7xqEs",
      "links": [
        [
          "pet",
          "pet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ga:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spoiled child"
      ],
      "id": "en-peata-ga-noun-s0DJatds",
      "links": [
        [
          "spoiled",
          "spoiled"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʲat̪ˠə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʲæt̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə]",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "peata"
}
{
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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish fourth-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from substrate languages",
    "Irish terms inherited from Middle Irish",
    "Irish terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Animals",
    "ga:People",
    "gd-noun 2",
    "gd:Animals",
    "gd:Children"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "pampered child, no-good person; an old woman's pet",
      "tags": [
        "literally",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "pampered child, no-good person; an old woman's pet",
      "word": "peata caillí"
    },
    {
      "english": "molly-coddle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "molly-coddle",
      "word": "peata mamaí"
    },
    {
      "english": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "word": "peataíocht"
    },
    {
      "english": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "translation": "(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour",
      "word": "peataireacht"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "mga",
        "3": "peta"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Irish peta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "qfa-sub"
      },
      "expansion": "substrate",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Irish peta, petta, of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peata",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peataí",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an peata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na peataí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an pheata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na bpeataí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an bpeata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don pheata",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na peataí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peata",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pheata",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bpeata",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "peataí",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "peata",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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        "3": "~í"
      },
      "expansion": "peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)",
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pet (animal kept as a companion; person or animal especially cherished)"
      ],
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        [
          "pet",
          "pet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spoiled child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spoiled",
          "spoiled"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʲat̪ˠə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʲæt̪ˠə/",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə]",
      "tags": [
        "Cois-Fharraige"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "peata"
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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