Middle Irish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman prince, from Latin princeps.

Noun edit

prinnsa m

  1. prince

Descendants edit

  • Irish: prionsa
  • Scottish Gaelic: prionnsa

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
prinnsa phrinnsa
or unchanged
prinnsa
pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References edit