sreang

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sˠɾˠauŋɡ]
• IPA^(key): [sˠɾˠɑːŋ]
• IPA^(key): [sˠɾˠaŋ]

Noun

sreang f (genitive singular sreinge, nominative plural sreanga or sreangacha or sreanganna)

1. string, twine, cord
2. wire

   Synonym: sreang mhiotail

3. chain

   Synonym: slabhra

Declension

Declension of sreang

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sreang sreanga Vocative a shreang a shreanga Genitive sreinge sreang Dative sreang sreanga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsreang na sreanga Genitive na sreinge na sreang Dative leis an tsreang don tsreang leis na sreanga

• Alternative plurals: sreangacha, sreanganna

Derived terms

• sreang dheilgneach f, sreang dhealgach f (“barbed wire”)
• sreang-ghloine f (“wire-glass”)
• sreangach (“stringed; stringy; bloodshot”, adjective)
• sreangaigh (“wire”, verb)
• sreangán m (“string; cord, twine; ligament; tall thin person”)
• sreangbhás m (“(act of) dying slowly, lingering (in illness)”)
• sreangdhruma m (“snare drum”)
• sreangscéal m (“telegram”)
• sreangscuab f (“wire brush”)
• sreangshiopa m (“chain-store”)
• sreangshúil f (“bloodshot eye; bloodshed”)
• sreangtharraing (“wire-draw”, verb)
• sreangthomhas m (“wire gauge”)

 

Verb

sreang (present analytic sreangann, future analytic sreangfaidh, verbal noun sreangadh, past participle sreangtha)

1. (transitive) draw, drag; pull, wrench

Conjugation

conjugation of sreang (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	sreangaim	sreangann tú; sreangair†	sreangann sé, sí	sreangaimid	sreangann sibh	sreangann siad; sreangaid†	a shreangann; a shreangas / a sreangann*; a sreangas*	sreangtar
	past	shreang mé; shreangas	shreang tú; shreangais	shreang sé, sí	shreangamar; shreang muid	shreang sibh; shreangabhair	shreang siad; shreangadar	a shreang / ar shreang*	sreangadh
	past habitual	shreangainn / sreangainn‡‡	shreangtá / sreangtᇇ	shreangadh sé, sí / sreangadh sé, s퇇	shreangaimis; shreangadh muid / sreangaimis‡‡; sreangadh muid‡‡	shreangadh sibh / sreangadh sibh‡‡	shreangaidís; shreangadh siad / sreangaidís‡‡; sreangadh siad‡‡	a shreangadh / a sreangadh*	shreangtaí / sreangta퇇
future		sreangfaidh mé; sreangfad	sreangfaidh tú; sreangfair†	sreangfaidh sé, sí	sreangfaimid; sreangfaidh muid	sreangfaidh sibh	sreangfaidh siad; sreangfaid†	a shreangfaidh; a shreangfas / a sreangfaidh*; a sreangfas*	sreangfar
conditional		shreangfainn / sreangfainn‡‡	shreangfá / sreangfᇇ	shreangfadh sé, sí / sreangfadh sé, s퇇	shreangfaimis; shreangfadh muid / sreangfaimis‡‡; sreangfadh muid‡‡	shreangfadh sibh / sreangfadh sibh‡‡	shreangfaidís; shreangfadh siad / sreangfaidís‡‡; sreangfadh siad‡‡	a shreangfadh / a sreangfadh*	shreangfaí / sreangfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go sreanga mé; go sreangad†	go sreanga tú; go sreangair†	go sreanga sé, sí	go sreangaimid; go sreanga muid	go sreanga sibh	go sreanga siad; go sreangaid†	—	go sreangtar
	past	dá sreangainn	dá sreangtá	dá sreangadh sé, sí	dá sreangaimis; dá sreangadh muid	dá sreangadh sibh	dá sreangaidís; dá sreangadh siad	—	dá sreangtaí
imperative		sreangaim	sreang	sreangadh sé, sí	sreangaimis	sreangaigí; sreangaidh†	sreangaidís	—	sreangtar
verbal noun		sreangadh
past participle		sreangtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

• sreangaigh

Derived terms

• sreangadóir m (“stringer; puller, dragger”)
• sreangaire m (“tall thin person; dawdler”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sreang	shreang after an, tsreang	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) “sreang”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “sreang”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “sreang”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• sreing
• streang

Etymology

From Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.

Noun

sreang f (genitive singular sreinge, plural sreangan)

1. string, line, cord
2. rope
3. charm to prevent harm from an evil eye
4. ridge
5. the part of a hand fishing line held in the hand
6. (in plural) fishing lines

Derived terms

• sreang-bogha f, sreang-thrian f (“common restharrow”)
• sreang-chumail f (“awe-band”)
• sreang-lìon f (“casting line, casting-net”)
• sreang-riaghailt f (“plumb-line, plummet, ruling-line, mason's parallel line”)
• sreang-stiùiridh f (“stern-rope”)
• sreang-tart f, sreang-art f (“loadstone”)
• sreang-thomhais f (“measuring-line; surveyor's line or chain”)

 

Verb

sreang

1. extend
2. draw out into threads
3. tear

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “sreang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language