prísún

See also: prisun

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prisun, prisoun, from Latin prehensiō (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).

Noun

prísún m

1. prison

Derived terms

• prísúnach

Descendants

• Irish: príosún
• Manx: pryssoon
• Scottish Gaelic: prìosan