prásach

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

prásach f (genitive singular prásaí)

  1. soft mass
Declension
Declension of prásach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative prásach
Vocative a phrásach
Genitive prásaí
Dative prásach
prásaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an phrásach
Genitive na prásaí
Dative leis an bprásach
leis an bprásaigh (archaic, dialectal)

don phrásach
don phrásaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Descendants
  • → Yola: prasaugh, prassaugh

Etymology 2

From prás (“brass”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

prásach

  1. brassy, brazen
Declension
Declension of prásach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative prásach phrásach prásacha;
phrásacha²
Vocative phrásaigh prásacha
Genitive prásaí prásacha prásach
Dative prásach;
phrásach¹		 phrásach;
phrásaigh (archaic)		 prásacha;
phrásacha²
Comparative níos prásaí
Superlative is prásaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
prásach phrásach bprásach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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