súgradh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish súgrad (“act of playing; diversion, sport, mirth”), possibly related to súcach (“merry, cheerful, pleasant”) and subae (“joy, pleasure, happiness, merriment”).

Pronunciation

Noun

súgradh m (genitive singular súgartha)

  1. (act of) playing, sporting; amusement, fun
  2. flirting

Usage notes

Effectively a verbal noun of a verb that has no finite or participial forms.

Declension

Declension of súgradh (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative súgradh
vocative a shúgradh
genitive súgartha
dative súgradh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an súgradh
genitive an tsúgartha
dative leis an súgradh
don súgradh

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cnáimhín súgartha (“wish-bone”)
  • seomra súgartha (“playroom”)
  • súgrach (“playful, sportive”, adjective)
  • súgracht f (“playfulness, sportiveness”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of súgradh
radical lenition eclipsis
súgradh shúgradh
after an, tsúgradh 		not applicable

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

References

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