spré

See also: spre

Irish

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish spréid (“cattle, wealth”), possibly from Latin praeda (“plunder, booty”) with s- of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/[1]

Noun

spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréanna)

  1. cattle
  2. property, wealth
  3. dowry
Declension
Declension of spré (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative spré spréanna
vocative a spré a spréanna
genitive spré spréanna
dative spré spréanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an spré na spréanna
genitive na spré na spréanna
dative leis an spré
don spré 		leis na spréanna
Alternative forms
  • spréidh

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/

Noun

spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréacha)

  1. spark
Declension
Declension of spré (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative spré spréacha
vocative a spré a spréacha
genitive spré spréacha
dative spré spréacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an spré na spréacha
genitive na spré na spréacha
dative leis an spré
don spré 		leis na spréacha
Alternative forms
  • spréidh

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeːw/[2] (corresponding to the form spréadh or spréamh)

Noun

spré m (genitive singular spréite)

  1. verbal noun of spréigh (“to spread, scatter”)
  2. spread
  3. flare
Declension
Declension of spré (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative spré
vocative a spré
genitive spréite
dative spré
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an spré
genitive an spréite
dative leis an spré
don spré
Alternative forms
  • spréadh, spréamh, spréidh, spréidheadh
Derived terms
  • spré ar X! (“darn X!, drat X!, confound X!”)

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, § 86, page 47
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 154, page 60

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