pràis

See also: prais, práis, and Präis

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English bras, from Old English bræs, of uncertain origin. Compare Irish prás.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰɾaːʃ/

Noun

pràis m (genitive singular pràise, plural pràisean)

1. brass

Related terms

• pràiseach (“brazen, crucible”)
• pràisich (“braize”)

Mutation

Mutation of pràis

radical	lenition
pràis	phràis

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “pràis”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN