súgradh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish súgrad (“act of playing; diversion, sport, mirth”), possibly related to súcach (“merry, cheerful, pleasant”) and subae (“joy, pleasure, happiness, merriment”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠuːɡɾˠə]
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠuːɡɾˠu]

Noun

súgradh m (genitive singular súgartha)

1. (act of) playing, sporting; amusement, fun
2. flirting

Usage notes

Effectively a verbal noun of a verb that has no finite or participial forms.

Declension

Declension of súgradh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative súgradh Vocative a shúgradh Genitive súgartha Dative súgradh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an súgradh Genitive an tsúgartha Dative leis an súgradh don súgradh

Synonyms

• imirt

Derived terms

• cnáimhín súgartha (“wish-bone”)
• seomra súgartha (“playroom”)

Related terms

• súgrach (“playful, sportive”, adjective)
• súgracht f (“playfulness, sportiveness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
súgradh	shúgradh after an, tsúgradh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “súgradh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “súgrad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language