péire

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman paire, from Latin paria (“equals”), neuter plural of pār. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈfʲəiɾʲɪ/ (as if spelled feidhre) (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲeːɾʲə/ ==== Noun ==== péire m (genitive singular péire, nominative plural péirí) pair (two similar or identical things) ===== Declension ===== ===== Quotations ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ordphéire (“couple”) (mathematics) péireáil (“pair”, transitive verb) === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpʲeːɾʲə/ ==== Noun ==== péire m (genitive singular péire) milt (fish semen) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== lábán === Etymology 3 === From Middle Irish péire, from Anglo-Norman peire, from Vulgar Latin *pira, originally the plural of Latin pirum but reanalyzed as a feminine singular. Doublet of piorra. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈpʲeːɾʲə/ ==== Noun ==== péire m (genitive singular péire, nominative plural péirí) pear (fruit) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== piorra === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “péire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 837; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “péire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “pair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026