parthas

Irish

Alternative forms

• parrthas
• parrdhas, párrdhas, parrdhus, párrthas, parrthus, párrthus, párthas, parthus, párthus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish pardus, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), from Iranian.

Pronunciation

• (Munster)
  • (West Muskerry) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaɾˠəhəsˠ/ (corresponding to the spelling parathas, a conflation of [ˈpˠɑɾəˠɣəsˠ] (a Late Middle Irish pronunciation of pardhas) and later-found par(r)thas)
• (Ulster)
  • (Meenawania) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠaːrhuːs/ (corresponding to the spelling párthús, a conflation of par(r)ús (from par(r)dhas) and par(r)thas)

Noun

parthas m (genitive singular parthais, nominative plural parthais)

1. paradise

Declension

Declension of parthas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative parthas parthais Vocative a pharthais a pharthasa Genitive parthais parthas Dative parthas parthais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an parthas na parthais Genitive an pharthais na bparthas Dative leis an bparthas don pharthas leis na parthais

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
parthas	pharthas	bparthas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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