prás

prás

See also: pras and praś

Irish

Alternative forms

• bras

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English bras, from Old English bræs, of uncertain origin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pràis.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠɑːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠaːsˠ/

Noun

prás m (genitive singular práis, nominative plural práis)

1. brass (metal)

Declension

Declension of prás

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative prás práis Vocative a phráis a phrása Genitive práis prás Dative prás práis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an prás na práis Genitive an phráis na bprás Dative leis an bprás don phrás leis na práis

Derived terms

• prásach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
prás	phrás	bprás
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “prás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “prás” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “prás” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40