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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch prijs, from Middle Dutch prijs, prise, from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium.
Pronunciation
Noun
prys (plural pryse)
- price
- prize
Cornish
Etymology
From Old Cornish prit, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd.
Noun
prys m
- time; season
See also
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
prys m animal
- (Kociewie) Synonym of pies
Further reading
- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “prys”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 156
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷerstyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷres- (“bush, thicket”). Related to Welsh pren, English hurst.
Pronunciation
Noun
prys m (plural prysoedd)
- copse, wood
- bush, shrub
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “prys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies