scread

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sgread (obsolete)[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃcɾʲad̪ˠ/[2]

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish scret,[3] of onomatopoeic or expressive origin; compare similar Germanic words like scream, screech, shriek and German schreien.

Noun

scread f (genitive singular screada, nominative plural screadanna)

  1. cry, shout, scream
    Lig sé scread
    He let out a scream
  2. screech, shriek
Declension
Declension of scread (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative scread screadanna
vocative a scread a screadanna
genitive screada screadanna
dative scread screadanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an scread na screadanna
genitive na screada na screadanna
dative leis an scread
don scread 		leis na screadanna
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • scread mhaidine ar (“confound”, literally “a morning scream upon”) (in exasperation, as in “confound you!”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish scretaid,[4] from the noun.

Verb

scread (present analytic screadann, future analytic screadfaidh, verbal noun screadach, past participle screadta) (intransitive)

  1. to cry, shout, scream, bawl
  2. to cry out [with ar ‘to’]
  3. to screech, shriek
  4. to burst out, exclaim
Conjugation
Conjugation of scread (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present screadaim screadann tú;
screadair† 		screadann sé, sí screadaimid; screadann muid screadann sibh screadann siad;
screadaid† 		a screadann; a screadas screadtar
past scread mé; screadas scread tú; screadais scread sé, sí screadamar; scread muid scread sibh; screadabhair scread siad; screadadar a scread screadadh
past habitual screadainn screadtá screadadh sé, sí screadaimis; screadadh muid screadadh sibh screadaidís; screadadh siad a screadadh screadtaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future screadfaidh mé;
screadfad 		screadfaidh tú;
screadfair† 		screadfaidh sé, sí screadfaimid;
screadfaidh muid 		screadfaidh sibh screadfaidh siad;
screadfaid† 		a screadfaidh; a screadfas screadfar
conditional screadfainn screadfá screadfadh sé, sí screadfaimis; screadfadh muid screadfadh sibh screadfaidís; screadfadh siad a screadfadh screadfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go screada mé;
go screadad† 		go screada tú;
go screadair† 		go screada sé, sí go screadaimid;
go screada muid 		go screada sibh go screada siad;
go screadaid† 		— go screadtar
past dá screadainn dá screadtá dá screadadh sé, sí dá screadaimis;
dá screadadh muid 		dá screadadh sibh dá screadaidís;
dá screadadh siad 		— dá screadtaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— screadaim scread screadadh sé, sí screadaimis screadaigí;
screadaidh† 		screadaidís — screadtar
past participle screadta
verbal noun screadach

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Synonyms
Derived terms
  • screadach
  • screadachán
  • screadaire

References

  1. ^ “scread”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 206
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scret”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scretaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “scread; screadaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 987; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “scread”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skraudō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃræ͜ɑːd/
  • Rhymes: -ēad

Noun

sċrēad f (nominative plural sċrēada)

  1. a piece cut off; a paring; shred

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċrēad sċrēada, sċrēade
accusative sċrēade sċrēada, sċrēade
genitive sċrēade sċrēada
dative sċrēade sċrēadum

Descendants

  • Middle English: screade, screde, schrede, shrede
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