prioslaire

Irish

Alternative forms

• prioslachán, prioslálaí

Etymology

From priosla (“drool, slobber”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɾʲɪsˠl̪ˠəɾʲə/
• (Munster, also) IPA^(key): /ˈpʲɾʲɨ̞sˠl̪ˠəɾʲə/

Noun

prioslaire m (genitive singular prioslaire, nominative plural prioslairí)

1. drooler, slobberer

Declension

Declension of prioslaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative prioslaire prioslairí Vocative a phrioslaire a phrioslairí Genitive prioslaire prioslairí Dative prioslaire prioslairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an prioslaire na prioslairí Genitive an phrioslaire na bprioslairí Dative leis an bprioslaire don phrioslaire leis na prioslairí

Further reading

• “prioslaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “prioslaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society