praiseach

See also: pràiseach

Irish

Alternative forms

• braiseach, puirseach

Etymology

From Old Irish praissech, from Latin brassica.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /pˠəɾˠˈʃax/ (corresponding to the form puirseach)
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠaʃəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈpˠɾˠaʃa(h)/

Noun

praiseach f (genitive singular praisí or praisce, nominative plural praiseacha)

1. pottage; broth, porridge
2. a mess

   Rinne mé praiseach ar fad de. ― I made a complete mess of it.

3. kale or wild cabbage

Declension

Declension of praiseach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative praiseach praiseacha vocative a phraiseach a phraiseacha genitive praisí praiseach dative praiseach praisigh (archaic, dialectal) praiseacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an phraiseach na praiseacha genitive na praisí na bpraiseach dative leis an bpraiseach leis an bpraisigh (archaic, dialectal) don phraiseach don phraisigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na praiseacha

• Alternative genitive singular: praisce

Derived terms

• praiseach bhráthar f (“dog's mercury”)
• praiseach bhuí f (“charlock, field mustard”)
• praiseach chaindiach f (“candytuft”)
• praiseach mhín f (“orache”)
• praiseach phlúir f (“white sauce”)
• praiseach thrá f (“sea-kale”)

See also

• práisc (“mess”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “praiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 550
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “praiseach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN