dreach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish drech (“face, countenance; front; surface”).

Noun 1

dreach m (genitive singular dreacha, nominative plural dreacha)

  1. facial appearance; look, expression; aspect
  2. face, surface

Declension
Declension of dreach

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dreach dreacha
Vocative a dhreach a dhreacha
Genitive dreacha dreach
Dative dreach dreacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dreach na dreacha
Genitive an dreacha na ndreach
Dative leis an dreach

don dreach

 leis na dreacha

Derived terms
  • bailedhreach (“townscape”)
  • tírdhreach (“landscape”)

Noun 2

dreach f (genitive singular dreiche, nominative plural dreacha)

  1. (literary) front

Declension
Declension of dreach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dreach dreacha
Vocative a dhreach a dhreacha
Genitive dreiche dreacha
Dative dreach dreacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dreach na dreacha
Genitive na dreiche na ndreacha
Dative leis an dreach

don dreach

 leis na dreacha

Verb

dreach (present analytic dreachann, future analytic dreachfaidh, verbal noun dreachadh, past participle dreachta)

  1. (transitive) delineate, portray
  2. (transitive, theater) make up

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present dreachaim dreachann tú;
dreachair†		 dreachann sé, sí dreachaimid dreachann sibh dreachann siad;
dreachaid†		 a dhreachann; a dhreachas /
a ndreachann*; a ndreachas*		 dreachtar
past dhreach mé; dhreachas dhreach tú; dhreachais dhreach sé, sí dhreachamar; dhreach muid dhreach sibh; dhreachabhair dhreach siad; dhreachadar a dhreach /
ar dhreach*		 dreachadh
past habitual dhreachainn / ndreachainn‡‡ dhreachtá / ndreachtᇇ dhreachadh sé, sí / ndreachadh sé, s퇇 dhreachaimis; dhreachadh muid / ndreachaimis‡‡; ndreachadh muid‡‡ dhreachadh sibh / ndreachadh sibh‡‡ dhreachaidís; dhreachadh siad / ndreachaidís‡‡; ndreachadh siad‡‡ a dhreachadh /
a ndreachadh*		 dhreachtaí / ndreachta퇇
future dreachfaidh mé;
dreachfad		 dreachfaidh tú;
dreachfair†		 dreachfaidh sé, sí dreachfaimid;
dreachfaidh muid		 dreachfaidh sibh dreachfaidh siad;
dreachfaid†		 a dhreachfaidh; a dhreachfas /
a ndreachfaidh*; a ndreachfas*		 dreachfar
conditional dhreachfainn / ndreachfainn‡‡ dhreachfá / ndreachfᇇ dhreachfadh sé, sí / ndreachfadh sé, s퇇 dhreachfaimis; dhreachfadh muid / ndreachfaimis‡‡; ndreachfadh muid‡‡ dhreachfadh sibh / ndreachfadh sibh‡‡ dhreachfaidís; dhreachfadh siad / ndreachfaidís‡‡; ndreachfadh siad‡‡ a dhreachfadh /
a ndreachfadh*		 dhreachfaí / ndreachfa퇇
subjunctive present go ndreacha mé;
go ndreachad†		 go ndreacha tú;
go ndreachair†		 go ndreacha sé, sí go ndreachaimid;
go ndreacha muid		 go ndreacha sibh go ndreacha siad;
go ndreachaid†		 — go ndreachtar
past dá ndreachainn dá ndreachtá dá ndreachadh sé, sí dá ndreachaimis;
dá ndreachadh muid		 dá ndreachadh sibh dá ndreachaidís;
dá ndreachadh siad		 — dá ndreachtaí
imperative dreachaim dreach dreachadh sé, sí dreachaimis dreachaigí;
dreachaidh†		 dreachaidís — dreachtar
verbal noun dreachadh
past participle dreachta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dreach dhreach ndreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Noun

dreach m (genitive singular dreacha, plural dreachan)

  1. draft, version
  2. form, appearance
  3. complexion, hue

Derived terms
  • mì-dhreach (“deformity, disfiguration; bad look, unpleasant appearance, unpleasant exterior”)

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
RadicalLenition
dreachdhreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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