prìosan
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish prísún, from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehensiō (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prìosan m (genitive singular prìosain, plural prìosanan)
Declension edit
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') phrìosain | (nam) prìosanan |
| Dative | (a') phrìosan | (na) prìosanan; prìosanaibh* |
| Vocative | (a) phrìosain | (a) phrìosanan |
*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| prìosan | phrìosan |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |