n
m. (British origin, see
Pedersen Vgl. Gr. i 511
; sim.
Ériu liii 153
. But from Romance (cf. Fr. patte 'leg, paw')
LEIA P-5
.) orig. n-st.,
Pedersen Vgl. Gr. ii 110
,
cf. patnide and
pattan,
PH 6542
, possibly g
p. of this word
(see pat(t)án). A hare
:
lornan .i. patu
,
Goid. 77.125
.
patu
,
Corm. p. 35
=
pato,
Corm. Y 1045
. pata .i. miol moighe no
geirrfhiadh, O'Cl. pl. maoarbaais [= marbais]
.iii. pait,
Ériu
vii 242.4
(B. na f.).
ag fiadhach . . . ar paitib primluatha,
ZCP vi 54.8
.
Ériu v 146.21
.