gread

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲad̪ˠ/

Verb

gread (present analytic greadann, future analytic greadfaidh, verbal noun greadadh, past participle greadta)

to beat, strike, hammer, pommel, smash, wallop
Synonyms: buail, lúir
to trounce, thrash, drub
Synonyms: greasáil, lúir
to buffet, batter
to lash (also of rain etc.)
to whip (also of rain etc.)
Bhí an fhearthainn ag greadadh m'aghaidhe.
The rain was whipping my face.
to thump, bump
to stamp (strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot)

Conjugation

Conjugation of *gread* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	greadaim	greadann tú; greadair^†	greadann sé, sí	greadaimid; greadann muid	greadann sibh	greadann siad; greadaid^†	a ghreadann; a ghreadas	greadtar
past	ghread mé; ghreadas	ghread tú; ghreadais	ghread sé, sí	ghreadamar; ghread muid	ghread sibh; ghreadabhair	ghread siad; ghreadadar	a ghread	greadadh
past habitual	ghreadainn / greadainn^‡	ghreadtá / greadtá^‡	ghreadadh sé, sí / greadadh sé, sí^‡	ghreadaimis; ghreadadh muid / greadaimis^‡; greadadh muid^‡	ghreadadh sibh / greadadh sibh^‡	ghreadaidís; ghreadadh siad / greadaidís^‡; greadadh siad^‡	a ghreadadh	ghreadtaí / greadtaí^‡

	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
future	greadfaidh mé; greadfad	greadfaidh tú; greadfair^†	greadfaidh sé, sí	greadfaimid; greadfaidh muid	greadfaidh sibh	greadfaidh siad; greadfaid^†	a ghreadfaidh; a ghreadfas	greadfar
conditional	ghreadfainn / greadfainn^‡	ghreadfá / greadfá^‡	ghreadfadh sé, sí / greadfadh sé, sí^‡	ghreadfaimis; ghreadfadh muid / greadfaimis^‡; greadfadh muid^‡	ghreadfadh sibh / greadfadh sibh^‡	ghreadfaidís; ghreadfadh siad / greadfaidís^‡; greadfadh siad^‡	a ghreadfadh	ghreadfaí / greadfaí^‡

subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	go ngreada mé; go ngreadad^†	go ngreada tú; go ngreadair^†	go ngreada sé, sí	go ngreadaimid; go ngreada muid	go ngreada sibh	go ngreada siad; go ngreadaid^†	—	go ngreadtar
past	dá ngreadainn	dá ngreadtá	dá ngreadadh sé, sí	dá ngreadaimis; dá ngreadadh muid	dá ngreadadh sibh	dá ngreadaidís; dá ngreadadh siad	—	dá ngreadtaí

imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	greadaim	gread	greadadh sé, sí	greadaimis	greadaigí; greadaidh^†	greadaidís	—	greadtar

past participle	greadta

verbal noun	greadadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

gread leat (“to buzz off, scoot”)
gread na mása ag (“spank”)
greadán
greadfach
greadlach
greadloscadh
greadóg
greadtine
greadtóir

Mutation

Mutated forms of *gread*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
gread	ghread	ngread

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.