prinse

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English prince.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /prɪns/

Noun

prinse m (genitive singular prinse, plural prinsaghyn)

  1. prince

Synonyms

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

Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
prinsephrinsebrinse
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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 IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (prise, supplement)
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (prise)
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