spreagthach
Irish
Etymology
From spreagadh (“urging, incitement; incentive, encouragement; excitation, stimulus; impulse; rebuke, reproof”) + -ach.
Adjective
spreagthach (genitive singular masculine spreagthaigh, genitive singular feminine spreagthaí, plural spreagthacha, comparative spreagthaí)
- inciting, stimulating
- (medicine) excitant
Declension
Declension of spreagthach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | spreagthach | spreagthach | spreagthacha | |
| Vocative | spreagthaigh | spreagthacha | ||
| Genitive | spreagthaí | spreagthacha | spreagthach | |
| Dative | spreagthach | spreagthach; spreagthaigh (archaic) | spreagthacha | |
| Comparative | níos spreagthaí | |||
| Superlative | is spreagthaí | |||
Related terms
- spreagthacht f (“incitation, stimulation; excitement”)
References
- "spreagthach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.