pigmí

Irish

Etymology

From English pygmy, from Ancient Greek Πυγμαῖος (Pugmaîos, “a member of a race of dwarves”).

Noun

pigmí m (genitive singular pigmí, nominative plural pigmithe)

1. pygmy

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pigmí pigmithe Vocative a phigmí a phigmithe Genitive pigmí pigmithe Dative pigmí pigmithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pigmí na pigmithe Genitive an phigmí na bpigmithe Dative leis an bpigmí don phigmí leis na pigmithe

Declension of pigmí

Fourth declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pigmí	phigmí	bpigmí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “pigmí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “pigmí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “pigmí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024