prionsa

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish prinnsa (compare Scottish Gaelic prionnsa), ultimately from Latin princeps.

Noun

prionsa m (genitive singular prionsa, nominative plural prionsaí)

  1. prince

Declension

Declension of prionsa (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative prionsa prionsaí
vocative a phrionsa a phrionsaí
genitive prionsa prionsaí
dative prionsa prionsaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an prionsa na prionsaí
genitive an phrionsa na bprionsaí
dative leis an bprionsa
don phrionsa 		leis na prionsaí

Derived terms

  • banphrionsa m (“princess”)
  • prionsa leasrí m (“prince regent”)
  • Prionsa na Breataine Bige m (“Prince of Wales”)
  • prionsacht f (“principality”)
  • prionsúil (“princely”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of prionsa
radical lenition eclipsis
prionsa phrionsa bprionsa

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

Further reading

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