prìosan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʰɾʲiːs̪ən/

Noun

prìosan m (genitive singular prìosain, plural prìosanan)

1. prison

Declension

Declension of prìosan (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	prìosan	prìosanan
Genitive	prìosain	phrìosanan
Dative	prìosan	prìosanan; prìosanaibh*
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(am) prìosan	(na) prìosanan
Genitive	(a') phrìosain	(nam) prìosanan
Dative	(a') phrìosan	(na) prìosanan; prìosanaibh*
Vocative	(a) phrìosain	(a) phrìosanan

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
prìosan	phrìosan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.