sprioc

See also: sprioc-

Irish

Alternative forms

  • spreac

Pronunciation

Noun

sprioc f (genitive singular sprice, nominative plural spriocanna or spriocacha)

  1. objective, goal, target
    Synonym: cuspóir
  2. landmark
  3. projecting rock
  4. (archery, gun sports) mark, butt (target for shooting at)
  5. (surveying) stake
  6. (golf) pin

Declension

Declension of sprioc (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sprioc spriocanna
vocative a sprioc a spriocanna
genitive sprice spriocanna
dative sprioc
spric (archaic, dialectal) 		spriocanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sprioc na spriocanna
genitive na sprice na spriocanna
dative leis an sprioc
leis an spric (archaic, dialectal)
don sprioc
don spric (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na spriocanna

Derived terms

Verb

sprioc (present analytic spriocann, future analytic spriocfaidh, verbal noun spriocadh, past participle sprioctha)

  1. to fix, appoint
  2. alternative form of spreag (“to urge on, excite”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of sprioc (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present spriocaim spriocann tú;
spriocair† 		spriocann sé, sí spriocaimid; spriocann muid spriocann sibh spriocann siad;
spriocaid† 		a spriocann; a spriocas sprioctar
past sprioc mé; spriocas sprioc tú; spriocais sprioc sé, sí spriocamar; sprioc muid sprioc sibh; spriocabhair sprioc siad; spriocadar a sprioc spriocadh
past habitual spriocainn sprioctá spriocadh sé, sí spriocaimis; spriocadh muid spriocadh sibh spriocaidís; spriocadh siad a spriocadh sprioctaí
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future spriocfaidh mé;
spriocfad 		spriocfaidh tú;
spriocfair† 		spriocfaidh sé, sí spriocfaimid;
spriocfaidh muid 		spriocfaidh sibh spriocfaidh siad;
spriocfaid† 		a spriocfaidh; a spriocfas spriocfar
conditional spriocfainn spriocfá spriocfadh sé, sí spriocfaimis; spriocfadh muid spriocfadh sibh spriocfaidís; spriocfadh siad a spriocfadh spriocfaí
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present go sprioca mé;
go spriocad† 		go sprioca tú;
go spriocair† 		go sprioca sé, sí go spriocaimid;
go sprioca muid 		go sprioca sibh go sprioca siad;
go spriocaid† 		— go sprioctar
past dá spriocainn dá sprioctá dá spriocadh sé, sí dá spriocaimis;
dá spriocadh muid 		dá spriocadh sibh dá spriocaidís;
dá spriocadh siad 		— dá sprioctaí
imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— spriocaim sprioc spriocadh sé, sí spriocaimis spriocaigí;
spriocaidh† 		spriocaidís — sprioctar
past participle sprioctha
verbal noun spriocadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 170, page 87

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