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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative prionsa prionsaí
Vocative a phrionsa a phrionsaí
Genitive prionsa prionsaí
Dative prionsa prionsaí

Forms with the definite article

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

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
prionsa phrionsa bprionsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • "prionsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “prinnsa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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