prase

English

Etymology

From Latin prasius, from Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “of a leek-green”), from Ancient Greek πράσον (práson, “leek”).

Noun

prase (countable and uncountable, plural prases)

  1. (mineralogy) A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green colour.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for prase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porsę, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprasɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -asɛ
  • Hyphenation: pra‧se

Noun

prase n

  1. pig
  2. (offensive) person, who does disgusting things
    Ty jseš ale prase!
    You are such disgusting!

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Further reading

  • prase in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • prase in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porsę, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Noun

prȃse n (Cyrillic spelling пра̑се)

  1. piglet

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porsę, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /praˈsɛ́/, /ˈpràːsɛ/
  • Tonal orthography: prasȅ, práse

Noun

prasè or práse n (genitive praséta, nominative plural praséta)

  1. piglet

Declension

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