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prióir

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin prior, adapted to contain the suffix -óir.

Noun

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prióir m (genitive singular prióra, nominative plural prióirí)

  1. (Christianity) prior (high-ranking member of a monastery)
    Coordinate term: banphrióir

Declension

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Declension of prióir (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative prióir prióirí
vocative a phrióir a phrióirí
genitive prióra prióirí
dative prióir prióirí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an prióir na prióirí
genitive an phrióra na bprióirí
dative leis an bprióir
don phrióir
leis na prióirí

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of prióir
radical lenition eclipsis
prióir phrióir bprióir

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

Further reading

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