prionsa

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish prinnsa (compare Scottish Gaelic prionnsa), from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin princeps.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɾʲɨn̪ˠsˠə/[2]

Noun

prionsa m (genitive singular prionsa, nominative plural prionsaí)

  1. prince

Declension

Declension of prionsa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative prionsa prionsaí
vocative a phrionsa a phrionsaí
genitive prionsa prionsaí
dative prionsa prionsaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an prionsa na prionsaí
genitive an phrionsa na bprionsaí
dative leis an bprionsa
don phrionsa 		leis na prionsaí

Derived terms

  • banphrionsa m (“princess”)
  • prionsa leasrí m (“prince regent”)
  • Prionsa na Breataine Bige m (“Prince of Wales”)
  • prionsacht f (“principality”)
  • prionsúil (“princely”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of prionsa
radical lenition eclipsis
prionsa phrionsa bprionsa

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “prinnsa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 234

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “prionnsa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 862; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “prionsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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