prísún

See also: prisun

Middle Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

prísún m

prison

Derived terms

prísúnach

Descendants

Irish: príosún
Manx: pryssoon
Scottish Gaelic: prìosan

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