príosún

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish prísún, from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisoun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɾʲiːsˠuːn̪ˠ/

Noun

príosún m (genitive singular príosúin, nominative plural príosúin)

  1. prison
    Synonym: carcair

Declension

Declension of príosún (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative príosún príosúin
vocative a phríosúin a phríosúna
genitive príosúin príosún
dative príosún príosúin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an príosún na príosúin
genitive an phríosúin na bpríosún
dative leis an bpríosún
don phríosún
leis na príosúin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of príosún
radical lenition eclipsis
príosún phríosún bpríosún

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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