srathnaigh
Irish
Alternative forms
- sreathnaigh
- srathnuigh, sreathnuigh (superseded)
Etymology
From Middle Irish srethnaigid, from Old Irish sreth, verbal noun of sernaid (whence modern searn).
Verb
srathnaigh (present analytic srathnaíonn, future analytic srathnóidh, verbal noun srathnú, past participle srathnaithe)
- to scatter, spread (out), disperse (scatter in different directions)
- (literary) to arrange in order, to dispose (distribute and put in place)
Conjugation
Second Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | srathnaím | srathnaíonn tú; srathnaír† | srathnaíonn sé, sí | srathnaímid; srathnaíonn muid | srathnaíonn sibh | srathnaíonn siad; srathnaíd† | a shrathnaíonn; a shrathnaíos / a srathnaíonn*; a srathnaíos* | srathnaítear |
past | shrathnaigh mé; shrathnaíos | shrathnaigh tú; shrathnaís | shrathnaigh sé, sí | shrathnaíomar; shrathnaigh muid | shrathnaigh sibh; shrathnaíobhair | shrathnaigh siad; shrathnaíodar | a shrathnaigh / ar shrathnaigh* | srathnaíodh | |
past habitual | shrathnaínn / srathnaínn‡‡ | shrathnaíteá / srathnaíteᇇ | shrathnaíodh sé, sí / srathnaíodh sé, s퇇 | shrathnaímis; shrathnaíodh muid / srathnaímis‡‡; srathnaíodh muid‡‡ | shrathnaíodh sibh / srathnaíodh sibh‡‡ | shrathnaídís; shrathnaíodh siad / srathnaídís‡‡; srathnaíodh siad‡‡ | a shrathnaíodh / a srathnaíodh* | shrathnaítí / srathnaít퇇 | |
future | srathnóidh mé; srathnód; srathnóchaidh mé† | srathnóidh tú; srathnóir†; srathnóchaidh tú† | srathnóidh sé, sí; srathnóchaidh sé, sí† | srathnóimid; srathnóidh muid; srathnóchaimid†; srathnóchaidh muid† | srathnóidh sibh; srathnóchaidh sibh† | srathnóidh siad; srathnóid†; srathnóchaidh siad† | a shrathnóidh; a shrathnós; a shrathnóchaidh†; a shrathnóchas† / a srathnóidh*; a srathnós*; a srathnóchaidh*†; a srathnóchas*† | srathnófar; srathnóchar† | |
conditional | shrathnóinn; shrathnóchainn† / srathnóinn‡‡; srathnóchainn†‡‡ | shrathnófá; shrathnóchthᆠ/ srathnófᇇ; srathnóchthᆇ‡ | shrathnódh sé, sí; shrathnóchadh sé, sí† / srathnódh sé, s퇇; srathnóchadh sé, s톇‡ | shrathnóimis; shrathnódh muid; shrathnóchaimis†; shrathnóchadh muid† / srathnóimis‡‡; srathnódh muid‡‡; srathnóchaimis†‡‡; srathnóchadh muid†‡‡ | shrathnódh sibh; shrathnóchadh sibh† / srathnódh sibh‡‡; srathnóchadh sibh†‡‡ | shrathnóidís; shrathnódh siad; shrathnóchadh siad† / srathnóidís‡‡; srathnódh siad‡‡; srathnóchadh siad†‡‡ | a shrathnódh; a shrathnóchadh† / a srathnódh*; a srathnóchadh*† | shrathnófaí; shrathnóchthaí† / srathnófa퇇; srathnóchtha톇‡ | |
subjunctive | present | go srathnaí mé; go srathnaíod† | go srathnaí tú; go srathnaír† | go srathnaí sé, sí | go srathnaímid; go srathnaí muid | go srathnaí sibh | go srathnaí siad; go srathnaíd† | — | go srathnaítear |
past | dá srathnaínn | dá srathnaíteá | dá srathnaíodh sé, sí | dá srathnaímis; dá srathnaíodh muid | dá srathnaíodh sibh | dá srathnaídís; dá srathnaíodh siad | — | dá srathnaítí | |
imperative | srathnaím | srathnaigh | srathnaíodh sé, sí | srathnaímis | srathnaígí; srathnaídh† | srathnaídís | — | srathnaítear | |
verbal noun | srathnú | ||||||||
past participle | srathnaithe |
* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
srathnaigh | shrathnaigh after an, tsrathnaigh | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “srathnaigh” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “sreth(n)aigid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “sraṫnuiġim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 687.
- "srathnaigh" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.