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). By surface analysis, príosún + -ach.

Noun

príosúnach m (genitive singular príosúnaigh, nominative plural príosúnaigh)

  1. prisoner
    Synonym: cime

Declension

Derived terms

  • príosúnacht, príosúnú (imprisonment)
  • príosúnaigh (imprison, transitive verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

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