práiscín

Irish

Alternative forms

• bráiscín
• bráisgín, práisgín (superseded)

Etymology

Appears to be from práisc (“mess; slovenly person”) +‎ -ín though the semantic connection is unclear. Perhaps alluding to the fact that an apron becomes messy as it is worn or that a slovenly person is in need of an apron.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠaːʃciːnʲ/

Noun

práiscín m (genitive singular práiscín, nominative plural práiscíní)

1. coarse apron

   sreangáin práiscín ― apron strings

Declension

Declension of praíscín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative praíscín praíscíní Vocative a phraíscín a phraíscíní Genitive praíscín praíscíní Dative praíscín praíscíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an praíscín na praíscíní Genitive an phraíscín na bpraíscíní Dative leis an bpraíscín don phraíscín leis na praíscíní

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
práiscín	phráiscín	bpráiscín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “práiscín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 550
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “práiscín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN