greas
See also: gréas
Irish
Alternative forms
- dreas
Etymology
From Middle Irish gress.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟɾʲasˠ/
Noun
greas f (genitive singular greise, nominative plural greasa)
- amount of anything done at a time
- spell (indefinite period of time)
- (literary) attack, onset
- (literary) injury
Declension
Declension of greas
Second declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- greasáil
Verb
greas (present analytic greasann, future analytic greasfaidh, verbal noun greasadh, past participle greasta)
- Alternative form of dreasaigh (“to incite”)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | greasaim | greasann tú; greasair† | greasann sé, sí | greasaimid | greasann sibh | greasann siad; greasaid† | a ghreasann; a ghreasas / a ngreasann*; a ngreasas* | greastar |
past | ghreas mé; ghreasas | ghreas tú; ghreasais | ghreas sé, sí | ghreasamar; ghreas muid | ghreas sibh; ghreasabhair | ghreas siad; ghreasadar | a ghreas / ar ghreas* | greasadh | |
past habitual | ghreasainn / ngreasainn‡‡ | ghreastá / ngreastᇇ | ghreasadh sé, sí / ngreasadh sé, s퇇 | ghreasaimis; ghreasadh muid / ngreasaimis‡‡; ngreasadh muid‡‡ | ghreasadh sibh / ngreasadh sibh‡‡ | ghreasaidís; ghreasadh siad / ngreasaidís‡‡; ngreasadh siad‡‡ | a ghreasadh / a ngreasadh* | ghreastaí / ngreasta퇇 | |
future | greasfaidh mé; greasfad | greasfaidh tú; greasfair† | greasfaidh sé, sí | greasfaimid; greasfaidh muid | greasfaidh sibh | greasfaidh siad; greasfaid† | a ghreasfaidh; a ghreasfas / a ngreasfaidh*; a ngreasfas* | greasfar | |
conditional | ghreasfainn / ngreasfainn‡‡ | ghreasfá / ngreasfᇇ | ghreasfadh sé, sí / ngreasfadh sé, s퇇 | ghreasfaimis; ghreasfadh muid / ngreasfaimis‡‡; ngreasfadh muid‡‡ | ghreasfadh sibh / ngreasfadh sibh‡‡ | ghreasfaidís; ghreasfadh siad / ngreasfaidís‡‡; ngreasfadh siad‡‡ | a ghreasfadh / a ngreasfadh* | ghreasfaí / ngreasfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go ngreasa mé; go ngreasad† | go ngreasa tú; go ngreasair† | go ngreasa sé, sí | go ngreasaimid; go ngreasa muid | go ngreasa sibh | go ngreasa siad; go ngreasaid† | — | go ngreastar |
past | dá ngreasainn | dá ngreastá | dá ngreasadh sé, sí | dá ngreasaimis; dá ngreasadh muid | dá ngreasadh sibh | dá ngreasaidís; dá ngreasadh siad | — | dá ngreastaí | |
imperative | greasaim | greas | greasadh sé, sí | greasaimis | greasaigí; greasaidh† | greasaidís | — | greastar | |
verbal noun | greasadh | ||||||||
past participle | greasta |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
greas | ghreas | ngreas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “greas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gres(s)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “greas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “greas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish gressaid, from Proto-Celtic *gred-to-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾʲes̪/
Verb
greas (past ghreas, future greasaidh, verbal noun greasadh, past participle greaste)
- to hurry (+ air + object pronoun agreeing with the subject)
- Greas ort! ― Hurry up!