prás

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pras"

Irish

Alternative forms

• bras

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English bras, from Old English bræs, of uncertain origin. Compare Scottish Gaelic pràis.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠɑːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /pˠɾˠaːsˠ/

Noun

prás m (genitive singular práis, nominative plural práis)

1. brass (metal)

Declension

Declension of prás (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative prás práis vocative a phráis a phrása genitive práis prás dative prás práis forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an prás na práis genitive an phráis na bprás dative leis an bprás don phrás leis na práis

Derived terms

• prásach

Mutation

Mutated forms of prás

radical	lenition	eclipsis
prás	phrás	bprás

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “prás”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “prás”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “prás”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 40