príosúnach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish prísúnach, from prísún (“prison”), from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehensiō (“I seize, apprehend, arrest, capture”). Synchronically, príosún + -ach.
Noun
príosúnach m (genitive singular príosúnaigh, nominative plural príosúnaigh)
- prisoner
- Synonym: cime
Declension
Declension of príosúnach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- banphríosúnach (“female prisoner”)
Related terms
- príosúnacht, príosúnú (“imprisonment”)
- príosúnaigh (“imprison”, transitive verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
príosúnach | phríosúnach | bpríosúnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “príosúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “prísúnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “príosúnach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “príosúnach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.