prys

See also: Prys and prÿs

English

Verb

prys

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pry
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     Hammers create, saws shape, wire enlightens, and pipes irrigate. But the crowbar prys, levers, moves, pushes or destroys.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch prijs, from Middle Dutch prijs, prise, from Old French pris, preis, from Latin pretium.

Pronunciation

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Noun

prys (plural pryse)

1. price
2. prize

Cornish

Etymology

From Old Cornish prit, from Proto-Brythonic *prɨd.

Noun

prys m

1. time; season

See also

Seasons in Cornish · presyow (layout · text) · category
gwenton (“spring”)	hav (“summer”)	kynnyav (“autumn”)	gwav (“winter”)

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kociewie) IPA^(key): /ˈpris/

Noun

prys m animal

1. (Kociewie) Synonym of pies

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “prys”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 156

Welsh

Alternative forms

• prysg

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷerstyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷres- (“bush, thicket”). Related to Welsh pren, English hurst.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /prɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /priːs/
• Rhymes: -ɨːs

Noun

prys m (plural prysoedd)

1. copse, wood
2. bush, shrub

Derived terms

• prysglwyn (“shrub”)
• prysgwydd (“undergrowth”)
• prysgyll (“hazel copse”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of prys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
prys	brys	mhrys	phrys

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

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “prys”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies