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Prise
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prise prisé prìse
German
Alternative forms
de Preise obsolete
Etymology
Ca. 1400, from de frm prise spoils, from frm prendre to take. The monophthongal form and the restriction to nautical context probably established themselves under influence of de gml prîse, from the same source. The diphthongised form is preserved in de preisgeben to surrender, relinquish. The sense “pinch” (18th c.) is a renewed loan from Modern de fr -.
Pronunciation
de /ˈpʁiːzə/
de De-Prise.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de priese
de iːzə 2
Noun
f chen
pinch, dash amount that can be held between thumb, index and middle finger, of salt, flour, powder etc.
de nautical prize captured ship or freight
de figurative else _ obsolete booty, spoils (in general)
de Beute
Declension
f
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