prase

See also: praše

English

Etymology

From Latin prasius, from Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “of a green colour”), from Ancient Greek πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Noun

prase (countable and uncountable, plural prases)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of cryptocrystalline of a green colour.
2. (mineralogy) A variety of chalcedony, with a green color due to inclusions of actinolite or other iron-bearing minerals.

References

• “prase”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.
• “prase”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• rapes, après, Pears, as per, Spera, presa, apers, spaer, RESPA, pears, Spare, après-, reaps, præs., parse, apres, Rapes, Earps, Asper, Presa, aprés, spear, Spear, Peras, spare, asper, pares, sarpe

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech prasě, from Proto-Slavic *porsę, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprasɛ]

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• Rhymes: -asɛ
• Hyphenation: pra‧se

Noun

prase n (relational adjective prasečí)

1. pig
2. (offensive) pig (person who does disgusting things)

   Ty jseš ale prase! ― You are such a pig!

Declension

Declension of prase (t-stem neuter)

	singular	plural
nominative	prase	prasata
genitive	prasete	prasat
dative	praseti	prasatům
accusative	prase	prasata
vocative	prase	prasata
locative	praseti	prasatech
instrumental	prasetem	prasaty

Synonyms

• vepř, čuně, čuník

Hyponyms

• svině
• prasnice
• kanec
• sele
• podsvinče

Derived terms

• líný jako prase
• špinavý jako prase
• tlustý jako prase

Related terms

• prasák
• prasárna
• prasátko
• prasečák
• prasečina
• prasečinec
• prasečí

Further reading

• “prase”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “prase”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “prase”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *porsę, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Noun

prȃse n (Cyrillic spelling пра̑се, diminutive prasénce)

1. piglet

Declension

Declension of prase

	singular	plural
nominative	prȃse	prȁsād
genitive	prȁseta	prasadi
dative	prasetu	prasadi
accusative	prase	prasad
vocative	prase	prasadi
locative	prasetu	prasadi
instrumental	prasetom	prasadi

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porsę, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prasɛ́/, /pràːsɛ/

Noun

prasȅ or práse n

1. piglet

Declension

Declension of prase (neuter, t-stem)
nom. sing.	prase
gen. sing.	praseta
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	prase	praseti	praseta
accusative	prase	praseti	praseta
genitive	praseta	praset	praset
dative	prasetu	prasetoma	prasetom
locative	prasetu	prasetih	prasetih
instrumental	prasetom	prasetoma	praseti

Further reading

• “prase”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025