prionsacht

Irish

Etymology

From prionsa (“prince”) +‎ -acht.

Noun

prionsacht f (genitive singular prionsachta, nominative plural prionsachtaí)

1. principality

Declension

Declension of prionsacht

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative prionsacht prionsachtaí Vocative a phrionsacht a phrionsachtaí Genitive prionsachta prionsachtaí Dative prionsacht prionsachtaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an phrionsacht na prionsachtaí Genitive na prionsachta na bprionsachtaí Dative leis an bprionsacht don phrionsacht leis na prionsachtaí

Derived terms

• Prionsacht Andóra f (“the Principality of Andorra”)
• Prionsacht Lichtinstéin f (“the Principality of Liechtenstein”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
prionsacht	phrionsacht	bprionsacht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “prionsacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “principality”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “prionsacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.