reic

Irish

Etymology

From a conflation of two verb stems: Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), from Old Irish rec(c), reic(c) (“selling, bartering”), verbal noun of renaid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), and Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“recites, utters, declares, asserts”) from Old English reċċan (“stretch out; narrate”). The common thread is that peddlers and shopkeepers used to advertise their wares for sale by crying out loudly in public.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠɛc/

Verb

reic (present analytic reiceann, future analytic reicfidh, verbal noun reic, past participle reicthe)

1. to sell, recommend for sale, barter
2. to recount, narrate
3. to spend lavishly, waste, squander

Conjugation

conjugation of reic (first conjugation – A)

verbal noun	reic
past participle	reicthe
tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative
present	reicim	reiceann tú; reicir†	reiceann sé, sí	reicimid	reiceann sibh	reiceann siad; reicid†	a reiceann; a reiceas	reictear
past	reic mé; reiceas	reic tú; reicis	reic sé, sí	reiceamar; reic muid	reic sibh; reiceabhair	reic siad; reiceadar	a reic / ar reic*	reiceadh
past habitual	reicinn	reicteá	reiceadh sé, sí	reicimis; reiceadh muid	reiceadh sibh	reicidís; reiceadh siad	a reiceadh / a reiceadh*	reictí
future	reicfidh mé; reicfead	reicfidh tú; reicfir†	reicfidh sé, sí	reicfimid; reicfidh muid	reicfidh sibh	reicfidh siad; reicfid†	a reicfidh; a reicfeas	reicfear
conditional	reicfinn	reicfeá	reicfeadh sé, sí	reicfimis; reicfeadh muid	reicfeadh sibh	reicfidís; reicfeadh siad	a reicfeadh / a reicfeadh*	reicfí
subjunctive
present	go reice mé; go reicead†	go reice tú; go reicir†	go reice sé, sí	go reicimid; go reice muid	go reice sibh	go reice siad; go reicid†	—	go reictear
past	dá reicinn	dá reicteá	dá reiceadh sé, sí	dá reicimis; dá reiceadh muid	dá reiceadh sibh	dá reicidís; dá reiceadh siad	—	dá reictí
imperative
–	reicim	reic	reiceadh sé, sí	reicimis	reicigí; reicidh†	reicidís	—	reictear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• reacaire (“seller; reciter; ranter”)

Noun

reic m (genitive singular reaca, nominative plural reiceanna)

1. verbal noun of reic
2. sale, auction
3. narration
4. waste, lavish spending

Declension

Declension of reic (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative reic reaceanna vocative a reic a reaceanna genitive reaca reaceanna dative reic reaceanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an reic na reaceanna genitive an reaca na reaceanna dative leis an reic don reic leis na reaceanna

Derived terms

• reacach

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “reic”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 564
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “reicim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 564
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “reic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “reic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rec(c)aid 1”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rec(c)aid 2”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), from Old Irish rec(c), reic(c) (“selling, bartering”), verbal noun of renaid (“sells, barters, exchanges”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠeçkʲ/

Verb

reic (past reic, future reicidh, verbal noun reic, past participle reicte)

1. sell

Conjugation

Conjugation of reic (regular)

stem		reic
verbal noun		reic
past participle		reicte
		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third m/f	first	second	third
independent	past	reic mi	reic thu	reic e/i	reic sinn	reic sibh	reic iad	reiceadh
	future	reicidh mi	reicidh tu	reicidh e/i	reicidh sinn	reicidh sibh	reicidh iad	reicear reictear
	conditional	reicinn	reiceadh tu	reiceadh e/i	reiceamaid reiceadh sinn	reiceadh sibh	reiceadh iad	reicteadh reicist1 reiciste1
negative	past	cha do reic mi	cha do reic thu	cha do reic e/i	cha do reic sinn	cha do reic sibh	cha do reic iad	cha do reiceadh
	future	cha reic mi	cha reic thu	cha reic e/i	cha reic sinn	cha reic sibh	cha reic iad	cha reicear cha reictear
	conditional	cha reicinn	cha reiceadh tu	cha reiceadh e/i	cha reiceamaid cha reiceadh sinn	cha reiceadh sibh	cha reiceadh iad	cha reicteadh cha reicist1 cha reiciste1
affirmative interrogative	past	an do reic mi?	an do reic thu?	an do reic e/i?	an do reic sinn?	an do reic sibh?	an do reic iad?	an do reiceadh?
	future	an reic mi?	an reic thu?	an reic e/i?	an reic sinn?	an reic sibh?	an reic iad?	an reicear? an reictear?
	conditional	an reicinn?	an reiceadh tu?	an reiceadh e/i?	an reiceamaid? an reiceadh sinn?	an reiceadh sibh?	an reiceadh iad?	an reicteadh? an reicist?1 an reiciste?1
negative interrogative	past	nach do reic mi?	nach do reic thu?	nach do reic e/i?	nach do reic sinn?	nach do reic sibh?	nach do reic iad?	nach do reiceadh?
	future	nach reic mi?	nach reic thu?	nach reic e/i?	nach reic sinn?	nach reic sibh?	nach reic iad?	nach reicear? nach reictear?
	conditional	nach reicinn?	nach reiceadh tu?	nach reiceadh e/i?	nach reiceamaid? nach reiceadh sinn?	nach reiceadh sibh?	nach reiceadh iad?	nach reicteadh? nach reicist?1 nach reiciste?1
relative future	affirmative	(ma) reiceas mi	(ma) reiceas thu	(ma) reiceas e/i	(ma) reiceas sinn	(ma) reiceas sibh	(ma) reiceas iad	(ma) reicear
	negative	(mur) reic mi	(mur) reic thu	(mur) reic e/i	(mur) reic sinn	(mur) reic sibh	(mur) reic iad	(mur) reicear (mur) reictear
imperative		reiceam	reic	reiceadh e/i	reiceamaid	reicibh	reiceadh iad	reicear reictear

¹ Lewis dialect form

Derived terms

• ath-reic (“resale”)
• fèill-reic (“sales fair, bake sale”)
• mion-reic (“retail”)
• neach-reic (“salesperson”)
• reiceadair (“salesperson, vendor”)
• sanas-reic (“advertisement”)

Noun

reic m

1. verbal noun of reic