speabhraíd

Irish

Alternative forms

• speabhraoid

Etymology

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Noun

speabhraíd f (genitive singular speabhraíde, nominative plural speabhraídí)

1. hallucination, phantasm
2. (in the plural) illusions, fantasies, ravings, paranoia
3. (as verbal noun) roving, wandering, wool-gathering

Declension

Declension of speabhraíd

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative speabhraíd speabhraídí Vocative a speabhraíd a speabhraídí Genitive speabhraíde speabhraídí Dative speabhraíd speabhraídí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an speabhraíd na speabhraídí Genitive na speabhraíde na speabhraídí Dative leis an speabhraíd don speabhraíd leis na speabhraídí

References

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