speanc

Irish

Alternative forms

• spinc, splinc
• spinnc, splinnc (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠpʲɪɲc/ (corresponding to the form spinc)

Noun

speanc f (genitive singular speince, nominative plural speanca or speancacha)

1. sharp or pointed rock projecting over a precipice
2. crag, cliff

Declension

Declension of speanc

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative speanc speanca Vocative a speanc a speanca Genitive speince speanc Dative speanc speinc (archaic, dialectal) speanca

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an speanc na speanca Genitive na speince na speanc Dative leis an speanc leis an speinc (archaic, dialectal) don speanc don speinc (archaic, dialectal) leis na speanca

• Alternative plural: speancacha

Further reading

• “speanc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spingc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “splinnc”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 682