Prúiseach

Irish

Etymology

From An Phrúis (“Prussia”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Prúiseach (genitive singular masculine Prúisigh, genitive singular feminine Prúisí, plural Prúiseacha, not comparable)

1. Prussian

Declension

Declension of Prúiseach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Prúiseach	Phrúiseach	Prúiseacha; Phrúiseacha²
Vocative	Phrúisigh		Prúiseacha
Genitive		Prúisí	Prúiseacha	Prúiseach
Dative	Prúiseach; Phrúiseach¹	Phrúiseach; Phrúisigh (archaic)	Prúiseacha; Phrúiseacha²
Comparative	níos Prúisí
Superlative	is Prúisí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Prúiseach m (genitive singular Prúisigh, nominative plural Prúisigh)

1. Prussian

Declension

Declension of Prúiseach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Prúiseach Prúisigh Vocative a Phrúisigh a Phrúiseacha Genitive Prúisigh Prúiseach Dative Prúiseach Prúisigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Prúiseach na Prúisigh Genitive an Phrúisigh na bPrúiseach Dative leis an bPrúiseach don Phrúiseach leis na Prúisigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Prúiseach	Phrúiseach	bPrúiseach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "Prúiseach" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “Prussian” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Entries containing “Prúiseach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.