# peata
## Estonian
### Noun

peata
* abessive singular of pea

## Irish
### Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta, of uncertain (possibly pre-Indo-European substrate) origin.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpʲat̪ˠə/
* (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈpʲæt̪ˠə/, [ˈpʲæːt̪ˠə]

### Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, nominative plural peataí)
* pet (animal kept as a companion; person or animal especially cherished)
* spoiled child

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
peata
peataí
vocative
a pheata
a pheataí
genitive
peata
peataí
dative
peata
peataí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an peata
na peataí
genitive
an pheata
na bpeataí
dative
leis an bpeata don pheata
leis na peataí :

#### Derived terms

* peata caillí m (“pampered child, no-good person”, literally “an old woman's pet”)
* peata mamaí m (“molly-coddle”)
* peataíocht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)
* peataireacht f (“(act of) petting; pettish, childish, behaviour”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Schrijver, Peter (2000) “Non-Indo-European Surviving in Ireland in the First Millennium AD”, in Ériu‎, volume 51, →JSTOR, pages 195-199
* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 114, page 34; reprinted 1988
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 519, page 188
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 381, page 128
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 367

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “peata”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “peata”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “peata”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Alternative forms

* peatadh

### Etymology

From Middle Irish peta, petta (“pet”); either from an Old French term related to petit, or a native term (< *fetta ~ *setta).

### Noun

peata m (genitive singular peata, plural peatachan or peatan or peataichean)
* pet, tame animal
* spoiled child

#### Derived terms

* peata-odhar m (“cormorant”)
* peata-ruadh m (“puffin”)

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “peata”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “pet(t)a”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language