spré

See also: spre

Irish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/

Noun

spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréanna)

  1. cattle
  2. property, wealth
  3. dowry
Declension
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
  • spréidh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/

Noun

spré f (genitive singular spré, nominative plural spréacha)

  1. spark
Declension
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
  • spréidh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /sˠpʲɾʲeːw/[1] (corresponding to the form spréadh or spréamh)

Noun

spré m (genitive singular spréite)

  1. verbal noun of spréigh (“to spread, scatter”)
  2. spread
  3. flare
Declension
Declension of spré

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

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
  • spréadh, spréamh, spréidh, spréidheadh
Derived terms
  • spré ar X! (“darn X!, drat X!, confound X!”)

Further reading

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