prísún

See also: prisun

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English prisoun, from Anglo-Norman prison, from Latin prehēnsiō (“seizing, apprehending, arresting, capturing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲɾʲiːsuːn/

Noun

prísún m

  1. prison

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: príosún
  • Manx: pryssoon
  • Scottish Gaelic: prìosan

Mutation

Mutation of prísún
radical lenition nasalization
prísún phrísún
or unchanged 		prísún
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.

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