spáráil

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sparáil

Etymology

From English spare +‎ -áil.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /sˠpˠəˈɾˠɑːlʲ/[1] (corresponding to the form sparáil)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠɑːɾˠɑːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpˠaːɾˠalʲ/

Verb

spáráil (present analytic spárálann, future analytic spárálfaidh, verbal noun spáráil, past participle spáráilte)

  1. to spare
  2. to save (money, time etc.)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

spáráil f (genitive singular spárála)

  1. verbal noun of spáráil
  2. sparing, economy

Declension

Declension of spáráil (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative spáráil
vocative a spáráil
genitive spárála
dative spáráil
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an spáráil
genitive na spárála
dative leis an spáráil
don spáráil

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29