pionta

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French pinte.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɪn̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

pionta m (genitive singular pionta, nominative plural piontaí)

  1. pint, jar

Declension
Declension of pionta

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pionta piontaí
Vocative a phionta a phiontaí
Genitive pionta piontaí
Dative pionta piontaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an pionta na piontaí
Genitive an phionta na bpiontaí
Dative leis an bpionta

don phionta

 leis na piontaí

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pionta phionta bpionta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "pionta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “jar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • “pint” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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