preas
Irish
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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Forms with the definite article:
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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. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “preas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʰɾʲes̪/
Noun
Noun
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 (“berry bush”)
- preas-dhearcag (“berry bush”)
- preas-dris (“gooseberry bush”)
- preas-droighinn (“thorn bush”)
- preas-fhiontag (“cloudberry bush”)
- preas-nan-dearc (“berry 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. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “preas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾeas/ [ˈpɾe.as]
- Rhymes: -eas
- Syllabification: pre‧as
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