sprèidh

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish spréid (“cattle, wealth”), from Latin praeda (“plunder, booty”) with s- of unclear origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̪pɾʲeː/

Noun

sprèidh f (genitive singular sprèidhe, plural sprèidhean)

1. cattle

   Synonym: crodh

2. livestock
3. shoal (of fish)

Descendants

• → Scots: spreath
  • → English: spreath, →? spree