págánta
Irish
Etymology
From Latin pāgānus (“rural, rustic”) + -ta.
Adjective
págánta
- pagan, heathen, heathenish
- Synonym: págánach
Derived terms
- págántacht f (“paganism”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| págánta | phágánta | bpágánta |
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) “págánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “pagan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “págánta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm