ListOfCommonNouns_P

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 * //** pàillean **// ||= M || // pàilleanan // || // pàillein // || a pavillion, tabernacle, tent ||  || 1. // Gach madainn bhiodh e a' cur pùdar-gunna air an teine anns a' phàillean aige. // (Every morning he would put gunpowder on the fire in his tent - RM); ||
 * //**pàipear**// ||= M || //pàipearan// || //pàipeir// || a paper, a newspaper ||  || Also the substance? ||
 * **//pàirc//** ||= F || //pàircean// ||  || a park ||   || 1. // pàirc nàiseanta // (a national park); ||
 * //**pàirt**// ||= M || //pàirtean// ||  || a part, a portion ||   || 1. //pàirt dhen òr Fhrangach// (a portion of the French gold); 2. //gabh pàirt// - to take part, participate (possibly an anglicism); ||
 * //**pàiste**// ||= M || //pàistean// ||  || a child, infant || person || 1. Pre-GOC: //pàisde// ; 2. Sometimes written as //pàist// ; ||
 * //** pàrant **// ||= M || // pàrantan // || // pàraint // || a parent || person relative || 1. // mo phàrantan // (my parents, i.e. // m' athair is mo mhàthair //); 2. // Comunn nam Pàrant // (The Gaelic Parents' Association); ||
 * **//pàrlamaid//** ||= F || //pàrlamaidean// ||  || a parliament || building? || 1. //Pàrlamaid na h-Albann// (the Scottish Parliament); ||
 * **//pàrtaidh//** ||= M || //pàrtaidhean// || //pàrtaidh// || a party ||  || political? social? ||
 * **//pasgan//** ||= M || //pasganan// || //pasgain// || a package, parcel, bundle, kit ||  || 1. //bi am pathadh air ...// (to be thirsty); 2. //cuir am pathadh air ...// (to make sb thirsty); 3. See also: //acras// (m, hunger); ||
 * **//pathadh//** ||= M ||  || //pathaidh// || thirst ||   ||   ||
 * //**peann**// ||= M || //pinn//, //peanntan// || //pinn// || a pen || tool ||  ||
 * **//peant//** ||= M || //peantaichean// ||  || paint || liquid ||   ||
 * **//peitean//** ||= M || //peiteanan// ||  || a jumper || clothing-item ||   ||
 * //**pinnt**// ||= M || //pinntean// ||  || a pint ||   ||   ||
 * **//pìob//** ||= F || //pìoban// ||  || a pipe ||   || musical instrument? ||
 * **//pìobaire//** ||= M || //pìobairean// ||  || a piper || person -aire ||   ||
 * **//pìos//** ||= M ||  ||   || a piece ||   || 1. // Bho phìos air falbh ... // (from a distance away ...); ||
 * //**piseach**// ||= M || //pisich// ||  || an increase, improvement; prosperity ||   || 1. //piseach ann an inbhe na Gàidhlig// (a rise in the status of Gaelic); 2. // thoir piseach air ... // (to improve sth.); // Ciamar as fheàrr a bheir sinn piseach air cor ar cànain? //(How will we best improve the state of our language?); 3. // thig piseach air ... // (to improve, increase); // Tha iad dhen bheachd gum feum piseach a thighinn air cor na Gàidhlig le iomairtean a tha freumhaichte anns a’ choimhearsnachd. // (They are of the opinion that the state of Gaelic must improve with initiatives rooted in the community); ||
 * //**piseag**// ||= F || //piseagan// || //piseige// || a kitten || animal -ag || 1. Dative singular: //piseig// ; ||
 * //**piuthar**// ||= F || //peathraichean// || //peathar// || a sister || person relative || 1. cf. //bràthair// (m) - a brother; ||
 * //** plaide **// ||= F || // plaideachan // ||  || a blanket ||   || 1. // plaide dealain // (f, an electric blanket); ||
 * //**plana**// ||= M || //planaichean// ||  || a plan ||   || 1. //cuir plana air dòigh air son ...// (to make a plan for sth); ||
 * **//plèan//** ||= M || //plèanaichean// ||  || an aeroplane || vehicle ||   ||
 * //** ploc **// ||= M || // pluic //, // plocan // || // pluic // || a block, clod (of soil), divot; promontory ||  || 1. // Am Ploc //, // Ploc Loch Aillse // (Plockton); // Bunsgoil a' Phluic // (Plockton Primary School); ||
 * //** poball **// ||= M || // poballan // || // pobaill // || community, folk, people ||  || 1. // am poball // 'the laity' 'the public'; // fosgailte don phoball // 'open to the public'; 2. // poball-bhreith // (f) 'plebiscite'; 2. See also: // poblachd // (f) 'republic'; // poblachail // 'replublican'; ||
 * //**pòg**// ||= F || //pògan// ||  || a kiss || event || Is this a verbal noun? ||
 * **//poileas//** ||= M || //poileis// ||  || police || -as? ||   ||
 * //**poit**// ||= F || //poitean// || //poite// || a pot ||  ||   ||
 * //** pong **// ||= M || // pongan //, // puingean // || // puing // || a note ||  || 1. Not to be confused with: // puing // (f, a point, degree); 2. // pong-ciùil // (m, a music note), // puingean-ciùil // (music notes); ||
 * **//port//** ||= M || //puirt// || //puirt// || a harbour, port ||  || 1. //port-adhair// (an airport); ||
 * **//post//** ||= M || //postaichean//, //puist// ||  || a postman || person ||   ||
 * //**prionnsa**// ||= M || //prionnsan//, //prionnsaichean// ||  || a prince || person ||   ||
 * **//prìosanach//** ||= M || //prìosanaich// ||  || a prisoner || person -ach ||   ||
 * //** prìs **// ||= F || // prìsean // || // prìse // || a price ||  || 1. // Fhuair na tuathanaich prìsean mòran na b’ fheàrr na bha cuid aca a’ sùileachadh. // (The farmers got much better prices than some of them were expecting); // Fhuair na croitearan deagh phrìs air son nam beathach. //(The crofters got a good price for the animals.); 2. // Phàigh iad prìs mhath. // (They paid a good price.); 3. // droch phrìsean // (poor/low prices (for sellers)); ||
 * **//prògram//** ||= M || //prògraman// ||  || a TV programme ||   ||   ||
 * //**pròiseact**// ||= ? || //pròiseactan// ||  || a project ||   ||   ||
 * //** prothaid **// ||= F || // prothaidean // || // prothaide // || profit, gain; lucre ||  || 1. // dèan prothaid // (to make a profit); 2. See also: // prothaideach // (profitable); // call // (m, loss); ||
 * //** puing **// ||= F || // puingean // || // puinge // || a degree (temperature, compass), point ||  || 1. Not to be confused with: // pong // (m, a note); ||

List of common nouns - A B C D E F G I L M N O P R S T U

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