spreag

Irish

Alternative forms

• sprioc
• spriog (Munster)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠpʲɾʲaɡ/

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

Conjugation of spreag (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	spreagaim	spreagann tú; spreagair†	spreagann sé, sí	spreagaimid; spreagann muid	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	spreagadh
past habitual	spreagainn	spreagtá	spreagadh sé, sí	spreagaimis; spreagadh muid	spreagadh sibh	spreagaidís; spreagadh siad	a spreagadh	spreagtaí
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
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	spreagfaí
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	spreagaim	spreag	spreagadh sé, sí	spreagaimis	spreagaigí; spreagaidh†	spreagaidís	—	spreagtar
past participle	spreagtha
verbal noun	spreagadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Synonyms

• (reprove): ceartaigh

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “spreag”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sprecaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language