prìosan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish prísún, from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehensiō (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʰɾʲiːs̪ən/

Noun

prìosan m (genitive singular prìosain, plural prìosanan)

  1. prison

Declension
Declension of prìosan (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative prìosan prìosanan
Genitive prìosain phrìosanan
Dative prìosan prìosanan; prìosanaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (am) prìosan (na) prìosanan
Genitive (a') prìosain (nam) prìosanan
Dative (a') prìosan (na) prìosanan; prìosanaibh*
Vocative (a) prìosain (a) phrìosanan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
prìosanphrìosan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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