príosúnach

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish prísúnach, from prísún (prison), from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehensiō (I seize, apprehend, arrest, capture). By surface analysis, príosún +‎ -ach.

Noun[edit]

príosúnach m (genitive singular príosúnaigh, nominative plural príosúnaigh)

  1. prisoner
    Synonym: cime

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
príosúnach phríosúnach bpríosúnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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