prys

See also: Prys

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch prijs, from Middle Dutch prijs, prise, from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

prys (plural pryse)

1. price
2. prize

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish prit, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd.

Noun

prys m

1. time; season

See also

Seasons in Cornish · presyow (layout · text) · category
gwenton (“spring”)	hav (“summer”)	kynnyav (“autumn”)	gwav (“winter”)

Welsh

Alternative forms

• prysg

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷerstyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷres- (“bush, thicket”). Related to Welsh pren, English hurst.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /priːs/
• Rhymes: -ɨːs

Noun

prys m (plural prysoedd)

1. copse, wood
2. bush, shrub

Derived terms

• prysglwyn (“shrub”)
• prysgwydd (“undergrowth”)
• prysgyll (“hazel copse”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prys	brys	mhrys	phrys
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “prys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies