sráid

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish sráit, borrowed from Old Norse stræti, from Proto-West Germanic *strātu, from Late Latin strāta (possibly via Old English strǣt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠɑːdʲ/
• IPA^(key): /sˠɾˠæːdʲ/

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Noun

sráid f (genitive singular sráide, nominative plural sráideanna or sráideacha)

1. street
2. level (surfaced) ground around house
3. village

Declension

Declension of sráid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sráid sráideanna Vocative a shráid a shráideanna Genitive sráide sráideanna Dative sráid sráideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsráid na sráideanna Genitive na sráide na sráideanna Dative leis an tsráid don tsráid leis na sráideanna

• Alternative plural: sráideacha

Derived terms

• bean sráide f (“prostitute”, euphemism, literally “street woman”)
• caolsráid f (“alley”)
• colm sráide m (“London pigeon”)
• cúlsráid f (“back street”)
• mórshráid f (“high street”)
• oileán sráide m (“traffic island”)
• orgán sráide m (“street organ”)
• sráid aontreo f (“one-way street”)
• sráidbhaile m (“village”)
• taobhshráid f (“side street”)
• uamhan sráide m (“agoraphobia”)

 

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sráid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN