adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the Picts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Pictish
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: /ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/
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rhymes with -ɪktɪʃ
name
Meaning 2
The extinct, poorly attested language spoken by the Picts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Pict + -ish. Compare Old English Pihtisċ.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: piktiläinen — pertaining to the Picts
- French: picte — pertaining to the Picts
- German: piktisch — pertaining to the Picts
- Irish: Cruithneach — pertaining to the Picts
- Old Irish: Cruithnech — pertaining to the Picts
- Marathi: पिक्टिश (pikṭiś) — pertaining to the Picts
- Old English: Pihtisċ — pertaining to the Picts
- Polish: piktyjski — pertaining to the Picts
- Russian: пи́ктский (píktskij) — pertaining to the Picts
- Swedish: piktisk — pertaining to the Picts
- French: picte — language
- Marathi: पिक्टिश (pikṭiś) — language
- Old English: Pihtisċ — language
- Portuguese: língua picta — language
- Russian: пи́ктский (píktskij) — language
- Swedish: piktiska — language
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