prísúnach
Middle Irish
Etymology
From prísún (“prison”) + -ach.
Noun
prísúnach m
Descendants
- Irish: príosúnach
- Manx: pryssoonagh
- Scottish Gaelic: prìosanach
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| prísúnach | phrísúnach or unchanged |
prísúnach pronounced with /b(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “prísúnach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language