piorra

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

piorra m (genitive singular piorra, nominative plural piorraí)

1. pear

   Synonym: péire

Declension

Declension of piorra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative piorra piorraí Vocative a phiorra a phiorraí Genitive piorra piorraí Dative piorra piorraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an piorra na piorraí Genitive an phiorra na bpiorraí Dative leis an bpiorra don phiorra leis na piorraí

Derived terms

• leann piorra (“perry”)
• piorra abhcóide (“avocado”)
• piorra deilgneach (“prickly pear”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
piorra	phiorra	bpiorra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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