spraoi

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse sprækr, sprakr (“lively, vigorous, sprightly”), from Proto-Germanic *sprakjaz, *sprakją, *spruką (“branch, sprout, splinter”), probably related to *sparkaz (“lively, energetic”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sˠpˠɾˠiː/

Noun

spraoi m (genitive singular spraoi, nominative plural spraíonna)

  1. fun, sport
    Synonyms: craic, spórt
    ag déanamh spraoi ― playing
  2. spree

Declension

Declension of spraoi (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative spraoi spraíonna
vocative a spraoi a spraíonna
genitive spraoi spraíonna
dative spraoi spraíonna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an spraoi na spraíonna
genitive an spraoi na spraíonna
dative leis an spraoi
don spraoi 		leis na spraíonna

Descendants

  • → English: spree (possibly)
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