sreang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.[1]

The verb is from Old Irish srengaid, denominal from the noun.

Pronunciation

Noun

sreang f (genitive singular sreinge, nominative plural sreanga or sreangacha or sreanganna)

  1. string, twine, cord
  2. wire
    Synonym: sreang mhiotail
  3. chain
    Synonym: slabhra

Declension

Declension of sreang (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sreang sreanga
vocative a shreang a shreanga
genitive sreinge sreang
dative sreang sreanga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an tsreang na sreanga
genitive na sreinge na sreang
dative leis an tsreang
don tsreang 		leis na sreanga

Derived terms

Verb

sreang (present analytic sreangann, future analytic sreangfaidh, verbal noun sreangadh, past participle sreangtha)

  1. (transitive) to draw, drag; pull, wrench

Conjugation

conjugation of sreang (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun sreangadh
past participle sreangtha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present sreangaim sreangann tú;
sreangair† 		sreangann sé, sí sreangaimid sreangann sibh sreangann siad;
sreangaid† 		a shreangann; a shreangas /
a sreangann* 		sreangtar
past shreang mé; shreangas shreang tú; shreangais shreang sé, sí shreangamar; shreang muid shreang sibh; shreangabhair shreang siad; shreangadar a shreang /
ar shreang* 		sreangadh
past habitual shreangainn / sreangainn‡‡ shreangtá / sreangtᇇ shreangadh sé, sí / sreangadh sé, s퇇 shreangaimis; shreangadh muid / sreangaimis‡‡; sreangadh muid‡‡ shreangadh sibh / sreangadh sibh‡‡ shreangaidís; shreangadh siad / sreangaidís‡‡; sreangadh siad‡‡ a shreangadh /
a sreangadh* 		shreangtaí / sreangta퇇
future sreangfaidh mé;
sreangfad 		sreangfaidh tú;
sreangfair† 		sreangfaidh sé, sí sreangfaimid;
sreangfaidh muid 		sreangfaidh sibh sreangfaidh siad;
sreangfaid† 		a shreangfaidh; a shreangfas /
a sreangfaidh* 		sreangfar
conditional shreangfainn / sreangfainn‡‡ shreangfá / sreangfᇇ shreangfadh sé, sí / sreangfadh sé, s퇇 shreangfaimis; shreangfadh muid / sreangfaimis‡‡; sreangfadh muid‡‡ shreangfadh sibh / sreangfadh sibh‡‡ shreangfaidís; shreangfadh siad / sreangfaidís‡‡; sreangfadh siad‡‡ a shreangfadh /
a sreangfadh* 		shreangfaí / sreangfa퇇
subjunctive
present go sreanga mé;
go sreangad† 		go sreanga tú;
go sreangair† 		go sreanga sé, sí go sreangaimid;
go sreanga muid 		go sreanga sibh go sreanga siad;
go sreangaid† 		— go sreangtar
past dá sreangainn dá sreangtá dá sreangadh sé, sí dá sreangaimis;
dá sreangadh muid 		dá sreangadh sibh dá sreangaidís;
dá sreangadh siad 		— dá sreangtaí
imperative
– sreangaim sreang sreangadh sé, sí sreangaimis sreangaigí;
sreangaidh† 		sreangaidís — sreangtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

  • sreangaigh

Derived terms

  • sreangadóir m (“stringer; puller, dragger”)
  • sreangaire m (“tall thin person; dawdler”)

Descendants

  • → Yola: shraanes, shruanes, shruaanès (plural)

Mutation

Mutated forms of sreang
radical lenition eclipsis
sreang shreang
after an, tsreang 		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

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 106

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

  • sreing, streang, sraing, straing

Etymology

From Middle Irish sreng,[1] from Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation

Noun

sreang f (genitive singular sreinge, plural sreangan or sreangannan)

  1. string, line, cord
  2. rope
  3. charm to prevent harm from an evil eye
  4. ridge
  5. the part of a hand fishing line held in the hand
  6. (in the plural) fishing lines

Derived terms

  • sreang-bogha f, sreang-thrian f (“common restharrow”)
  • sreang-chumail f (“awe-band”)
  • sreang-lìon f (“casting line, casting-net”)
  • sreang-riaghailt f (“plumb-line, plummet, ruling-line, mason's parallel line”)
  • sreang-stiùiridh f (“stern-rope”)
  • sreang-tart f, sreang-art f (“loadstone”)
  • sreang-thomhais f (“measuring-line; surveyor's line or chain”)

Verb

sreang

  1. extend
  2. draw out into threads
  3. tear

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Jenny Ladefoged, Peter Ladefoged, Alice Turk, Kevin Hind (5 February 1996) “Word List for Scottish Gaelic (Great Bernera, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)”, in The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive‎[1], Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics
  3. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  4. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[2], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  5. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sreang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[3], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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