spré
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See also: spre
Irish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of spré
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of spré
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeːw/[1] (corresponding to the form spréadh or spréamh)
Noun[edit]
spré m (genitive singular spréite)
- verbal noun of spréigh (“to spread, scatter”)
- spread
- flare
Declension[edit]
Declension of spré
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- spré ar X! (“darn X!, drat X!, confound X!”)
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “spré”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 47
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60