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spré

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Irish

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréanna)

  1. cattle
  2. property, wealth
  3. dowry
Declension
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Declension of spré (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative spré spréanna
vocative a spré a spréanna
genitive spré spréanna
dative spré spréanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an spré na spréanna
genitive na spré na spréanna
dative leis an spré
don spré
leis na spréanna
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréacha)

  1. spark
Declension
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Declension of spré (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative spré spréacha
vocative a spré a spréacha
genitive spré spréacha
dative spré spréacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an spré na spréacha
genitive na spré na spréacha
dative leis an spré
don spré
leis na spréacha
Alternative forms
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Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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spré m (genitive singular spréite)

  1. verbal noun of spréigh (to spread, scatter)
  2. spread
  3. flare
Declension
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Declension of spré (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative spré
vocative a spré
genitive spréite
dative spré
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an spré
genitive an spréite
dative leis an spré
don spré
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60