prióir
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin prior, adapted to contain the suffix -óir.
Noun
editprióir m (genitive singular prióra, nominative plural prióirí)
- (Christianity) prior (high-ranking member of a monastery)
- Coordinate term: banphrióir
Declension
editDeclension of prióir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- prióireacht (“priory”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
prióir | phrióir | bprióir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “prióir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “prióir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “prióir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “prióir”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024