gread

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲad̪ˠ/

Verb

gread (present analytic greadann, future analytic greadfaidh, verbal noun greadadh, past participle greadta)

to beat, strike, hammer, pommel, smash, wallop
Synonyms: buail, lúir
to trounce, thrash, drub
Synonyms: greasáil, lúir
to buffet, batter
to lash (also of rain etc.)
to whip (also of rain etc.)
Bhí an fhearthainn ag greadadh m'aghaidhe.
The rain was whipping my face.
to thump, bump
to stamp (strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	greadaim	greadann tú; greadair^†	greadann sé, sí	greadaimid	greadann sibh	greadann siad; greadaid^†	a ghreadann; a ghreadas / a ngreadann; a ngreadas	greadtar
	past	ghread mé; ghreadas	ghread tú; ghreadais	ghread sé, sí	ghreadamar; ghread muid	ghread sibh; ghreadabhair	ghread siad; ghreadadar	a ghread / ar ghread*	greadadh
	past habitual	ghreadainn / ngreadainn‡‡	ghreadtá / ngreadtá‡‡	ghreadadh sé, sí / ngreadadh sé, sí‡‡	ghreadaimis; ghreadadh muid / ngreadaimis‡‡; ngreadadh muid‡‡	ghreadadh sibh / ngreadadh sibh‡‡	ghreadaidís; ghreadadh siad / ngreadaidís‡‡; ngreadadh siad‡‡	a ghreadadh / a ngreadadh*	ghreadtaí / ngreadtaí‡‡
	future	greadfaidh mé; greadfad	greadfaidh tú; greadfair^†	greadfaidh sé, sí	greadfaimid; greadfaidh muid	greadfaidh sibh	greadfaidh siad; greadfaid^†	a ghreadfaidh; a ghreadfas / a ngreadfaidh; a ngreadfas	greadfar
conditional		ghreadfainn / ngreadfainn‡‡	ghreadfá / ngreadfá‡‡	ghreadfadh sé, sí / ngreadfadh sé, sí‡‡	ghreadfaimis; ghreadfadh muid / ngreadfaimis‡‡; ngreadfadh muid‡‡	ghreadfadh sibh / ngreadfadh sibh‡‡	ghreadfaidís; ghreadfadh siad / ngreadfaidís‡‡; ngreadfadh siad‡‡	a ghreadfadh / a ngreadfadh*	ghreadfaí / ngreadfaí‡‡
subjunctive	present	go ngreada mé; go ngreadad^†	go ngreada tú; go ngreadair^†	go ngreada sé, sí	go ngreadaimid; go ngreada muid	go ngreada sibh	go ngreada siad; go ngreadaid^†	—	go ngreadtar
subjunctive	past	dá ngreadainn	dá ngreadtá	dá ngreadadh sé, sí	dá ngreadaimis; dá ngreadadh muid	dá ngreadadh sibh	dá ngreadaidís; dá ngreadadh siad	—	dá ngreadtaí
imperative		greadaim	gread	greadadh sé, sí	greadaimis	greadaigí; greadaidh^†	greadaidís	—	greadtar
verbal noun		greadadh
past participle		greadta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

greadán
greadfach
greadlach
gread leat (“to buzz off, scoot”)
greadloscadh
gread na mása ag (“spank”)
greadóg
greadtine
greadtóir
greadtóir

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gread	ghread	ngread
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.