Prise
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editCa. 1400, from Middle French prise (“spoils”), from prendre (“to take”). The monophthongal form and the restriction to nautical context probably established themselves under influence of Middle Low German prîse, from the same source. The diphthongised form is preserved in preisgeben (“to surrender, relinquish”). The sense “pinch” (18th c.) is a renewed loan from Modern French.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editPrise f (genitive Prise, plural Prisen, diminutive Prischen n)
- pinch, dash (amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt, flour, powder etc.)
- (nautical) prize (captured ship or freight)
- (figurative, else obsolete) booty, spoils (in general)
- Synonym: Beute
Declension
editDeclension of Prise [feminine]
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