preas
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English press.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʲɾʲasˠ/
Noun
preas m (genitive singular preasa, nominative plural preasanna)
- press (device used to apply pressure; printed media)
Declension
Declension of preas
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- clóphreas m (“printing press”)
- litirphreas m (“letterpress”)
- preasáil (“press”, verb)
- preasobair f (“presswork”)
- preasphrofa m (“press-proof”)
Related terms
- preasálaí m (“crimp”)
- preasálaí m (“presser”)
- prios m (“press, cupboard”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
preas | phreas | bpreas |
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)
- wrinkle, fold, crease
- gun phreas gun smal ― without wrinkle or spot
- Tha preasan 'na aodann. ― His face is wrinkled.
Noun
preas m (genitive singular pris, plural preasan or pris)
- cupboard, press
Verb
preas (past phreas, future preasaidh, verbal noun preasadh, past participle preaste)
- wrinkle, corrugate
- plait, braid
- 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)
- 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.”)
- a thicket
- 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 | |
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Radical | Lenition |
preas | phreas |
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
- plural of prea
Verb
preas
- second-person singular present indicative of prear