spiorad
Irish
Alternative forms
- spioraid f
- sbiorad, sbioraid, sbioruid, spioruid (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish spirut, from Latin spīritus. Doublet of sprid.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲidʲ/[1] (as if spelled sprid)
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲiɾˠədʲ/ (corresponding to the form spioraid)[2]; /sˠpʲɾʲid̪ˠ/ (as if spelled spriod)[3]; /sˠpʲɾʲidʲ/ (as if spelled sprid)[4]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲɨ̞ɾˠəd̪ˠ/[5]
Noun
spiorad m (genitive singular spioraid, nominative plural spioraid)
Declension
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Derived terms
- ainspiorad m (“evil spirit”)
- Ainspiorad m (“Devil”)
- lagspiorad (“despondency”)
- Naomhspiorad m (“Holy Spirit”)
- spioradachas m (“Spiritism”)
- spioradaí m (“spiritist, spiritualist”)
- spioradálta (“spiritual”)
- spioradúil (“spirited”)
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 21, page 13
- ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 209
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 226
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 635, page 115
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 349, page 120
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spiorad”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish spirut, from Latin spīritus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspiɾət̪/
Noun
spiorad m (genitive singular spioraid, plural spioradan)