práta

See also: prata, Prata, prāta, and prātā

Faroese

Etymology

From Middle Low German praten, probably of imitative origin.

Verb

práta (third person singular past indicative prátaði, third person plural past indicative prátað, supine prátað)

1. to talk, to gossip

Conjugation

Conjugation of práta (group v-30)

infinitive	práta
supine	prátað
	present	past
first singular	práti	prátaði
second singular	prátar	prátaði
third singular	prátar	prátaði
plural	práta	prátaðu
participle (a6)1	prátandi	prátaður
	imperative
singular	práta!
plural	prátið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Related terms

• prát

See also

• tosa
• fortelja
• spyrja
• svara

Irish

prátaí

Alternative forms

• fata (Connacht)
• preáta, préata (Ulster)

Etymology

From Spanish patata, from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠɑːt̪ˠə/, /ˈpˠɾˠaːt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɾʲeːt̪ˠə/, [ˈpʲɾʲɛə̯t̪ˠə] (corresponding to préata)

Noun

práta m (genitive singular práta, nominative plural prátaí)

1. potato, spud

   práta bruite ― boiled potato

   prátaí luatha/malla ― early/late potatoes

Declension

Declension of práta (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative práta prátaí vocative a phráta a phrátaí genitive práta prátaí dative práta prátaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an práta na prátaí genitive an phráta na bprátaí dative leis an bpráta don phráta leis na prátaí

• Superseded nominative plural: prátaidhe
• Superseded dative plural: prátaidhibh

Derived terms

• arán prátaí (“potato cake”)
• brioscán prátaí (“potato crisp, potato chip”)
• craicne prátaí (“potato skins”)
• dingeacha práta (“potato wedges”)
• garraí prátaí (“potato field”)
• gas prátaí (“stalk of potatoes”)
• iomaire prátaí (“potato bed”)
• poll prátaí (“potato pit”)
• práta bácáilte (“baked potato, jacket potato”)
• práta céadfhómhair (“early potato”)
• práta fabhtach (“hollow potato”)
• práta fliuch (“waxy potato”)
• práta gréine (“potato exposed to sunlight”)
• práta nua (“new potato”)
• práta odhar (“potato exposed to sunlight”)
• práta póir
• práta Spáinneach
• práta uisciúil (“waxy potato”)
• práta úr (“new potato”)
• prátaí slamáis (“potatoes with luxuriant stalks”)
• sceallóga prátaí (“chips, French fries”)
• úll prátaí (“potato apple”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of práta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
práta	phráta	bpráta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “práta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “práta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “práta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “práta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 859; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN