Pictish

English

Etymology

From Pict +‎ -ish. Compare Old English Pihtisċ.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪktɪʃ
• Hyphenation: Pic‧tish, Pict‧ish

Adjective

Pictish (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Picts.
   • 1812, Lord Byron, The Curse of Minerva:

     The Gothic monarch and the Pictish peer

Derived terms

• Pictishness
• Pictish tower

Translations

pertaining to the Picts

Finnish: piktiläinen French: picte (fr) German: piktisch Irish: Cruithneach Old Irish: Cruithnech Marathi: पिक्टिश (pikṭiś) Old English: Pihtisċ Polish: piktyjski (pl) Russian: пи́ктский (píktskij) Swedish: piktisk

Proper noun

 Pictish on Wikipedia

Pictish

1. The extinct, poorly attested language spoken by the Picts.

Coordinate terms

Lost Celtic languages: Celtiberian, Cumbric, Galatian, Gaulish, Lepontic, Noric

Translations

language

French: picte (fr) m Marathi: पिक्टिश f (pikṭiś) Old English: Pihtisċ n Portuguese: língua picta f Russian: пи́ктский (píktskij) Swedish: piktiska (sv)

Anagrams

• phtisic