sprioc

See also: sprioc-

Irish

Alternative forms

• spreac

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠpʲɾʲɯk/^[1]

Noun

sprioc f (genitive singular sprice, nominative plural spriocanna or spriocacha)

1. objective, goal, target

   Synonym: cuspóir

2. landmark
3. projecting rock
4. (archery, gun sports) mark, butt (target for shooting at)
5. (surveying) stake
6. (golf) pin

Declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sprioc spriocanna Vocative a sprioc a spriocanna Genitive sprice spriocanna Dative sprioc spric (archaic, dialectal) spriocanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an sprioc na spriocanna Genitive na sprice na spriocanna Dative leis an sprioc leis an spric (archaic, dialectal) don sprioc don spric (archaic, dialectal) leis na spriocanna

Declension of sprioc

Second declension

Derived terms

• sprioc-

Verb

sprioc (present analytic spriocann, future analytic spriocfaidh, verbal noun spriocadh, past participle sprioctha)

1. to fix, appoint
2. Alternative form of spreag (“to urge on, excite”)

Conjugation

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	spriocbroadim	spriocbroadann tú; spriocbroadir†	spriocbroadann sé, sí	spriocbroadimid	spriocbroadann sibh	spriocbroadann siad; spriocbroadid†	a spriocbroadann; a spriocbroadas	spriocbroadtar
	past	spriocbroad mé; spriocbroadas	spriocbroad tú; spriocbroadis	spriocbroad sé, sí	spriocbroadamar; spriocbroad muid	spriocbroad sibh; spriocbroadabhair	spriocbroad siad; spriocbroadadar	a spriocbroad / ar spriocbroad*	spriocbroadadh
	past habitual	spriocbroadinn	spriocbroadtá	spriocbroadadh sé, sí	spriocbroadimis; spriocbroadadh muid	spriocbroadadh sibh	spriocbroadidís; spriocbroadadh siad	a spriocbroadadh / a spriocbroadadh*	spriocbroadtí
future		spriocbroadfidh mé; spriocbroadfad	spriocbroadfidh tú; spriocbroadfir†	spriocbroadfidh sé, sí	spriocbroadfimid; spriocbroadfidh muid	spriocbroadfidh sibh	spriocbroadfidh siad; spriocbroadfid†	a spriocbroadfidh; a spriocbroadfas	spriocbroadfar
conditional		spriocbroadfinn	spriocbroadfá	spriocbroadfadh sé, sí	spriocbroadfimis; spriocbroadfadh muid	spriocbroadfadh sibh	spriocbroadfidís; spriocbroadfadh siad	a spriocbroadfadh / a spriocbroadfadh*	spriocbroadfí
subjunctive	present	go spriocbroad mé; go spriocbroadad†	go spriocbroad tú; go spriocbroadir†	go spriocbroad sé, sí	go spriocbroadimid; go spriocbroad muid	go spriocbroad sibh	go spriocbroad siad; go spriocbroadid†	—	go spriocbroadtar
	past	dá spriocbroadinn	dá spriocbroadtá	dá spriocbroadadh sé, sí	dá spriocbroadimis; dá spriocbroadadh muid	dá spriocbroadadh sibh	dá spriocbroadidís; dá spriocbroadadh siad	—	dá spriocbroadtí
imperative		spriocbroadim	spriocbroad	spriocbroadadh sé, sí	spriocbroadimis	spriocbroadigí; spriocbroadidh†	spriocbroadidís	—	spriocbroadtar
verbal noun		spriocbroadadh
past participle		spriocbroadtha

conjugation of sprioc (first conjugation – A)

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

References

1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 170, page 87

Further reading

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