preab

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish prep (“a bounce, start”). The verb, which is not attested before Early Modern Irish, is from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲɾʲabˠ/

Noun

preab f (genitive singular preibe, nominative plural preaba)

1. start, bound
2. bounce, hop (of ball)
3. throb, twitch
4. kick
5. sod turned by spade, spadeful of earth
6. dash, spirit

Declension

Declension of preab

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative preab preaba Vocative a phreab a phreaba Genitive preibe preab Dative preab preaba

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an phreab na preaba Genitive na preibe na bpreab Dative leis an bpreab don phreab leis na preaba

Derived terms

• athphreab f (“rebound”)

Verb

preab (present analytic preabann, future analytic preabfaidh, verbal noun preabadh, past participle preabtha) (intransitive)

1. start, spring, jump
2. bounce, hop (of a ball)
3. throb, twitch

Conjugation

conjugation of preab (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	preabaim	preabann tú; preabair†	preabann sé, sí	preabaimid	preabann sibh	preabann siad; preabaid†	a phreabann; a phreabas / a bpreabann*; a bpreabas*	preabtar
	past	phreab mé; phreabas	phreab tú; phreabais	phreab sé, sí	phreabamar; phreab muid	phreab sibh; phreababhair	phreab siad; phreabadar	a phreab / ar phreab*	preabadh
	past habitual	phreabainn / bpreabainn‡‡	phreabtá / bpreabtᇇ	phreabadh sé, sí / bpreabadh sé, s퇇	phreabaimis; phreabadh muid / bpreabaimis‡‡; bpreabadh muid‡‡	phreabadh sibh / bpreabadh sibh‡‡	phreabaidís; phreabadh siad / bpreabaidís‡‡; bpreabadh siad‡‡	a phreabadh / a bpreabadh*	phreabtaí / bpreabta퇇
future		preabfaidh mé; preabfad	preabfaidh tú; preabfair†	preabfaidh sé, sí	preabfaimid; preabfaidh muid	preabfaidh sibh	preabfaidh siad; preabfaid†	a phreabfaidh; a phreabfas / a bpreabfaidh*; a bpreabfas*	preabfar
conditional		phreabfainn / bpreabfainn‡‡	phreabfá / bpreabfᇇ	phreabfadh sé, sí / bpreabfadh sé, s퇇	phreabfaimis; phreabfadh muid / bpreabfaimis‡‡; bpreabfadh muid‡‡	phreabfadh sibh / bpreabfadh sibh‡‡	phreabfaidís; phreabfadh siad / bpreabfaidís‡‡; bpreabfadh siad‡‡	a phreabfadh / a bpreabfadh*	phreabfaí / bpreabfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go bpreaba mé; go bpreabad†	go bpreaba tú; go bpreabair†	go bpreaba sé, sí	go bpreabaimid; go bpreaba muid	go bpreaba sibh	go bpreaba siad; go bpreabaid†	—	go bpreabtar
	past	dá bpreabainn	dá bpreabtá	dá bpreabadh sé, sí	dá bpreabaimis; dá bpreabadh muid	dá bpreabadh sibh	dá bpreabaidís; dá bpreabadh siad	—	dá bpreabtaí
imperative		preabaim	preab	preabadh sé, sí	preabaimis	preabaigí; preabaidh†	preabaidís	—	preabtar
verbal noun		preabadh
past participle		preabtha

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

Derived terms

• athphreab (“rebound”, verb)
• preabaire m (“hopper”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
preab	phreab	bpreab
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “preab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “preab”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “preab”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024