Irish

Proper noun

An Paidir m ‎(genitive na Paidre)

1. (Christianity) paternoster

Synonyms

• Ár nAthair

Mutation

References

• "Paidir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Irish

Noun

paidir f ‎(genitive singular paidre, nominative plural paidreacha)

1. (Christianity) Lord’s Prayer
2. a prayer

Declension

Derived terms

• An Phaidir f ‎(“paternoster”)
• Paidir an Tiarna f ‎(“the Lord’s Prayer”)

Mutation

References

• "paidir" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “paiter” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “paidir” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish paiter, from Latin pater ‎(“father”), the first word of the Lord's Prayer in Latin.

Noun

paidir f ‎(genitive singular paidire, plural paidrichean)

1. (Christianity) the Lord's Prayer, paternoster
2. rosary (beads)

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “paiter” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.