spreag

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sprecaid (“reproves, rebukes; wakes, rouses, urges”).

Verb

spreag (present analytic spreagann, future analytic spreagfaidh, verbal noun spreagadh, past participle spreagtha)

  1. urge, incite
  2. arouse, inspire
  3. prompt, encourage
  4. (literary) rebuke, reprove

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present spreagaim spreagann tú;
spreagair†		 spreagann sé, sí spreagaimid spreagann sibh spreagann siad;
spreagaid†		 a spreagann; a spreagas spreagtar
past spreag mé; spreagas spreag tú; spreagais spreag sé, sí spreagamar; spreag muid spreag sibh; spreagabhair spreag siad; spreagadar a spreag /
ar spreag*		 spreagadh
past habitual spreagainn spreagtá spreagadh sé, sí spreagaimis; spreagadh muid spreagadh sibh spreagaidís; spreagadh siad a spreagadh /
ar spreagadh*		 spreagtaí
future spreagfaidh mé;
spreagfad		 spreagfaidh tú;
spreagfair†		 spreagfaidh sé, sí spreagfaimid;
spreagfaidh muid		 spreagfaidh sibh spreagfaidh siad;
spreagfaid†		 a spreagfaidh; a spreagfas spreagfar
conditional spreagfainn spreagfá spreagfadh sé, sí spreagfaimis; spreagfadh muid spreagfadh sibh spreagfaidís; spreagfadh siad a spreagfadh /
ar spreagfadh*		 spreagfaí
subjunctive present go spreaga mé;
go spreagad†		 go spreaga tú;
go spreagair†		 go spreaga sé, sí go spreagaimid;
go spreaga muid		 go spreaga sibh go spreaga siad;
go spreagaid†		 — go spreagtar
past dá spreagainn dá spreagtá dá spreagadh sé, sí dá spreagaimis;
dá spreagadh muid		 dá spreagadh sibh dá spreagaidís;
dá spreagadh siad		 — dá spreagtaí
imperative spreagaim spreag spreagadh sé, sí spreagaimis spreagaigí;
spreagaidh†		 spreagaidís — spreagtar
verbal noun spreagadh
past participle spreagtha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Synonyms

References
  • "spreag" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “sprecaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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