sprioc-am

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. set time
2. 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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sprioc-am”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sprioc-am”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sprioc-am”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024