sprioc-am

Irish

Etymology

From sprioc- (“fixed, appointed”) +‎ am (“time”).

Noun

sprioc-am m (genitive singular sprioc-ama, nominative plural sprioc-amanna)

set time
deadline (time)

Declension

Declension of sprioc-am

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sprioc-am	sprioc-amanna
Vocative	a sprioc-am	a sprioc-amanna
Genitive	sprioc-ama	sprioc-amanna
Dative	sprioc-am	sprioc-amanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an sprioc-am	na sprioc-amanna
Genitive	an sprioc-ama	na sprioc-amanna
Dative	leis an sprioc-am don sprioc-am	leis na sprioc-amanna

Related terms

spriocdháta m (“deadline”) (date)

Further reading

"sprioc-am" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “sprioc-am” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “sprioc-am” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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