reic

reic

Irish

Etymology

From a conflation of two verb stems: Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), from Old Irish rec(c), reic(c) (“selling, bartering”), verbal noun of renaid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), and Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“recites, utters, declares, asserts”) from Old English reċċan (“stretch out; narrate”). The common thread is that peddlers and shopkeepers used to advertise their wares for sale by crying out loudly in public.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾˠɛc/

Verb

reic (present analytic reiceann, future analytic reicfidh, verbal noun reic, past participle reicthe)

1. to sell, recommend for sale, barter
2. to recount, narrate
3. to spend lavishly, waste, squander

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	reicim	reiceann tú; reicir†	reiceann sé, sí	reicimid	reiceann sibh	reiceann siad; reicid†	a reiceann; a reiceas	reictear
	past	reic mé; reiceas	reic tú; reicis	reic sé, sí	reiceamar; reic muid	reic sibh; reiceabhair	reic siad; reiceadar	a reic / ar reic*	reiceadh
	past habitual	reicinn	reicteá	reiceadh sé, sí	reicimis; reiceadh muid	reiceadh sibh	reicidís; reiceadh siad	a reiceadh / a reiceadh*	reictí
	future	reicfidh mé; reicfead	reicfidh tú; reicfir†	reicfidh sé, sí	reicfimid; reicfidh muid	reicfidh sibh	reicfidh siad; reicfid†	a reicfidh; a reicfeas	reicfear
conditional		reicfinn	reicfeá	reicfeadh sé, sí	reicfimis; reicfeadh muid	reicfeadh sibh	reicfidís; reicfeadh siad	a reicfeadh / a reicfeadh*	reicfí
subjunctive	present	go reice mé; go reicead†	go reice tú; go reicir†	go reice sé, sí	go reicimid; go reice muid	go reice sibh	go reice siad; go reicid†	—	go reictear
	past	dá reicinn	dá reicteá	dá reiceadh sé, sí	dá reicimis; dá reiceadh muid	dá reiceadh sibh	dá reicidís; dá reiceadh siad	—	dá reictí
imperative		reicim	reic	reiceadh sé, sí	reicimis	reicigí; reicidh†	reicidís	—	reictear
verbal noun		reic
past participle		reicthe

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

• reacaire (“seller; reciter; ranter”)

Noun

reic m (genitive singular reaca, nominative plural reiceanna)

1. verbal noun of reic
2. sale, auction
3. narration
4. waste, lavish spending

Declension

Declension of reic

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative reic reaceanna Vocative a reic a reaceanna Genitive reaca reaceanna Dative reic reaceanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an reic na reaceanna Genitive an reaca na reaceanna Dative leis an reic don reic leis na reaceanna

Derived terms

• reacach

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “reic”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 564
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “reicim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 564
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “reic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “reic”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rec(c)aid 1”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rec(c)aid 2”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), from Old Irish rec(c), reic(c) (“selling, bartering”), verbal noun of renaid (“sells, barters, exchanges”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rˠeçkʲ/

Verb

reic (past reic, future reicidh, verbal noun reic, past participle reicte)

1. sell

Noun

reic m

1. verbal noun of reic