prin
English
Noun
prin (plural prins)
Verb
prin (third-person singular simple present prins, present participle prinning, simple past and past participle prinned)
Anagrams
Dalmatian
Etymology
Adjective
prin
Friulian
Etymology
Adjective
prin (feminine prime)
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prin/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -in
Preposition
prin (+accusative)
Related terms
Welsh
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Adjective
prin (feminine singular prin, plural prinion, equative prinned, comparative prinnach, superlative prinnaf)
Derived terms
- prinder (“scarcity; shortage”)
- prinflodeuog (“sparsely flowered”)
Adverb
prin
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /priːn/
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Homophone: prŷn (South Wales)
Noun
prin m (plural unattested)
- (obsolete) limpet (small mollusk)
- Synonyms: llygad maharen, cragen maharen, brenigen, cogwrn
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| prin | brin | mhrin | phrin |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “prin”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies