Wiktionary

sreang

Irish

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr.[1]

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

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

edit
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

Derived terms

edit

Verb

edit

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

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

Conjugation

edit
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

edit

Derived terms

edit

Descendants

edit
  • → Yola: shraanes, shruanes, shruaanès (plural)

Mutation

edit
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

edit
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 86, page 47
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 302, page 106

Further reading

edit

Scottish Gaelic

edit

Alternative forms

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle Irish sreng,[1] from Old Norse strengr.

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

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 the plural) fishing lines

Derived terms

edit

Verb

edit

sreang

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

References

edit
  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sreng”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

edit
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “sreang”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=sreang&oldid=81720448"