prioslaire

Irish

Alternative forms

  • prioslachán, prioslálaí[1]

Etymology

From priosla (drool, slobber) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɾʲisˠl̪ˠəɾʲə/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈpʲɾʲɨsˠl̪ˠəɾʲə/[2]

Noun

prioslaire m (genitive singular prioslaire, nominative plural prioslairí)

  1. drooler, slobberer

Declension

Declension of prioslaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative prioslaire prioslairí
vocative a phrioslaire a phrioslairí
genitive prioslaire prioslairí
dative prioslaire prioslairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an prioslaire na prioslairí
genitive an phrioslaire na bprioslairí
dative leis an bprioslaire
don phrioslaire
leis na prioslairí

References

  1. ^ prioslaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 149, page 76

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