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单词 preas
释义

preas

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English press.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲɾʲasˠ/

Noun

preas m (genitive singular preasa, nominative plural preasanna)

  1. press (device used to apply pressure; printed media)

Declension

Derived terms

  • clóphreas m (printing press)
  • litirphreas m (letterpress)
  • preasáil (press, verb)
  • preasobair f (presswork)
  • preasphrofa m (press-proof)
  • preasálaí m (crimp)
  • preasálaí m (presser)
  • prios m (press, cupboard)

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
preasphreasbpreas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), preas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • preasa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English press.

Noun

preas m (genitive singular preasa, plural preasan)

  1. wrinkle, fold, crease
    gun phreas gun smalwithout wrinkle or spot
    Tha preasan 'na aodann.His face is wrinkled.

Noun

preas m (genitive singular pris, plural preasan or pris)

  1. cupboard, press

Verb

preas (past phreas, future preasaidh, verbal noun preasadh, past participle preaste)

  1. wrinkle, corrugate
  2. plait, braid
  3. squeeze, crush by weight or force

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?]. Cognate with Welsh prys (bush, copse).

Noun

preas m (genitive singular pris, plural preasan or pris)

  1. a bush, a shrub
    Thilg i an leanabh fo aon de na preasan.She threw the child under one of the shrubs.
    Cha deach car do theadhair mu phreas.You look well. (literally, “Your tether has not gone round the bush.”)
  2. a thicket
  3. brier
Usage notes

Preas is not used in Arran, where they say craobh for a garden bush and tom for a wild bush.

Derived terms
  • preas-chrabhsag (gooseberry bush)
  • preas-dhearc, preas-dhearcag, preas-nan-dearc (berry bush)
  • preas-dris (gooseberry bush)
  • preas-droighinn (thorn bush)
  • preas-fhiontag (cloudberry bush)
  • preas-nan-ròs (rose bush)
  • preas-nom-flontag (crowberry bush)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
preasphreas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911), preas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language (John Grant, Edinburgh, 1925, Complied by Malcolm MacLennan)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾeas/ [ˈpɾe.as]
  • Rhymes: -eas
  • Syllabification: pre‧as

Noun

preas f pl

  1. plural of prea

Verb

preas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of prear
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