prásach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠɑːsˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠaːsˠa(x)/

Etymology 1

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Noun

prásach f (genitive singular prásaí)

1. soft mass

Declension

Declension of prásach

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative prásach Vocative a phrásach Genitive prásaí Dative prásach prásaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an phrásach Genitive na prásaí Dative leis an bprásach leis an bprásaigh (archaic, dialectal) don phrásach don phrásaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Descendants

• → Yola: prasaugh, prassaugh

Etymology 2

From prás (“brass”) +‎ -ach

Adjective

prásach

1. brassy, brazen

Declension

Declension of prásach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	prásach	phrásach	prásacha; phrásacha²
Vocative	phrásaigh		prásacha
Genitive		prásaí	prásacha	prásach
Dative	prásach; phrásach¹	phrásach; phrásaigh (archaic)	prásacha; phrásacha²
Comparative	níos prásaí
Superlative	is prásaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
prásach	phrásach	bprásach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “prásach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN