prásach

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

prásach f (genitive singular prásaí)

  1. soft mass
Declension
Declension of prásach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative prásach
vocative a phrásach
genitive prásaí
dative prásach
prásaigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an phrásach
genitive na prásaí
dative leis an bprásach
leis an bprásaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don phrásach
don phrásaigh (archaic, dialectal)
Descendants
  • → Yola: prasaugh, prassaugh

Etymology 2

From prás (“brass”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

prásach

  1. brassy, brazen
Declension
Declension of prásach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative prásach phrásach prásacha;
phrásacha2
vocative phrásaigh prásacha
genitive prásaí prásacha prásach
dative prásach;
phrásach1 		phrásach;
phrásaigh (archaic) 		prásacha;
phrásacha2
Comparative níos prásaí
Superlative is prásaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of prásach
radical lenition eclipsis
prásach phrásach bprásach

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

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