prinse

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English prince.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɪns/

Noun

prinse m (genitive singular prinse, plural prinsaghyn)

1. prince

Synonyms

• flah

Derived terms

• ben-phrinse (“princess”)
• prinsaght (“principality”)
• prinsoil (“princely”)

Mutation

Mutation of prinse

radical	lenition	eclipsis
prinse	phrinse	brinse

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

Middle French

Verb

prinse

1. feminine singular of the past participle of prendre

Noun

prinse f (plural prinses)

1. capture; seizure
2. prize; award

Descendants

• French: prise

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (prise, supplement)
• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (prise)