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

• (reprove): ceartaigh

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.