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; prìosanaibh1
definite
singular plural
nominative (am) prìosan (na) prìosanan
genitive (a') phrìosain (nam) prìosanan
dative (a') phrìosan (na) prìosanan; prìosanaibh1
vocative phrìosain phrìosanan; phrìosanan

1 obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of prìosan
radical lenition
prìosan phrìosan

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

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