speireach

Irish

Alternative forms

• speireachán, sporach

Etymology

From speir (“hock, hough”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʌɾˠa(x)/ (corresponding to the form sporach)

Noun

speireach m (genitive singular speirigh, nominative plural speirigh)

1. lanky, long-legged young man

Declension

Declension of speireach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative speireach speirigh vocative a speirigh a speireacha genitive speirigh speireach dative speireach speirigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an speireach na speirigh genitive an speirigh na speireach dative leis an speireach don speireach leis na speirigh

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “speireaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “speireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN