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 (group v-30)
infinitive
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.

See also

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Spanish patata, from Taíno batata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpˠɾˠɑːt̪ˠə/, /ˈpˠɾˠaːt̪ˠə/

Noun

práta m (genitive singular práta, nominative plural prátaí)

  1. potato, spud

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  • Superseded nominative plural: prátaidhe

Derived terms

  • arán prátaí (potato cake)
  • báinseog phrátaí (patch of potatoes in bloom)
  • bia an phráta (potato except peel)
  • bogáin phrátaí
  • brioscáin phrátaí (potato crisps, potato chips)
  • broc prátaí (small, discarded, potatoes)
  • cailleach phráta (shrivelled potato; old seed-potato)
  • caldair phrátaí (large potatoes)
  • caochán práta (eyeless potato)
  • cnaiste práta
  • cnámhóg phráta (remnant of potato)
  • cnapán práta
  • cosamar prátaí
  • craicne prátaí (potato peelings)
  • crann práta (stalk of potato)
  • cruit phrátaí (stolen bag of potatoes)
  • cúil phrátaí (stored heap of potatoes)
  • dingeacha práta
  • dradairníní prátaí (tiny, worthless, potatoes)
  • fadhbán práta
  • fear prátaí (potato-grower, -dealer; potato-inspector)
  • gaimbíní práta (potato wedges)
  • garraí prátaí (potato patch)
  • gas prátaí (stalk of potatoes)
  • gealach phráta (white outer ring of boiled potato)
  • gillín práta (large potato)
  • gruán práta (lumpy potato)
  • iomaire prátaí (ridge of potatoes)
  • luspairt phrátaí (small worthless potatoes)
  • mionrach phrátaí (undersized, rejected, potatoes)
  • póirín práta (small potato)
  • poll prátaí ((clamped) potato-pit)
  • pór prátaí (potato-seed)
  • práta bácáilte (baked potato, jacket potato)
  • práta bruite (boiled potato)
  • práta casta (wrinkled potato)
  • práta clutharacháin
  • práta cruinn (whole, unmashed, potato)
  • práta fabhtach (hollow potato)
  • práta garbh (large, lumpy, potato)
  • práta gréine
  • práta lucharacháin (pignut)
  • práta odhar (potato that has been exposed to sunlight)
  • práta pocáin
  • práta póir
  • práta seaca (frost-bitten potato)
  • práta seaca (potato that has been exposed to frost)
  • práta Spáinneach
  • prátaí céadfhómhair (early(-harvested) potatoes)
  • prátaí cnag (underdone potatoes)
  • prátaí coipthe (creamed potatoes)
  • prátaí cosnochta (dry potatoes)
  • prátaí cupaí (large variety of potatoes)
  • prátaí fliucha (wet, watery, potatoes)
  • prátaí gáiriteacha (floury potatoes in broken jackets)
  • prátaí gan ruthag
  • prátaí groda
  • prátaí luatha (early potatoes)
  • prátaí malla (late potatoes)
  • prátaí miona
  • prátaí nua
  • prátaí rosacha (rough-skinned potatoes)
  • prátaí slamáis (potatoes with overgrown stalks)
  • prátaí spréite (potatoes bursting their jackets)
  • prátaí uisciúla (watery potatoes)
  • prátaí úra (new potatoes)
  • scailliún práta (small, worthless, potato)
  • sceallóga prátaí (chips, French fries)
  • sceidíní prátaí (small potatoes)
  • screamhachóirí prátaí (scabby, worthless, potatoes)
  • triantáin phráta
  • uisce prátaí (water in which potatoes have been boiled)
  • úlla prátaí (potato-apples)

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.

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