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Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish gress .
Pronunciation
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
Derived terms
Verb
greas (present analytic greasann , future analytic greasfaidh , verbal noun greasadh , past participle greasta )
Alternative form of dreasaigh ( “ to incite ” )
Conjugation
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
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 *
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 / ngreastá ‡‡
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 / ngreastaí ‡‡
future
greasfaidh mé; greasfad
greasfaidh tú; greasfair †
greasfaidh sé, sí
greasfaimid ; greasfaidh muid
greasfaidh sibh
greasfaidh siad; greasfaid †
a ghreasfaidh ; a ghreasfas / a ngreasfaidh *
greasfar
conditional
ghreasfainn / ngreasfainn ‡‡
ghreasfá / ngreasfá ‡‡
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 / ngreasfaí ‡‡
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
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
“greas ”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 , Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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 [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry ] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21
Old English
Pronunciation
Verb
grēas
first / third-person singular preterite indicative of grēosan
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish gressaid , from Proto-Celtic *gred-to- , from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreydʰ- , see also Lithuanian grìdyti ( “ to go, to wander ” ) , Old Irish in·greinn , do·greinn ( “ to persecute ” ) .
Pronunciation
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!
References
MacBain, Alexander , Mackay, Eneas (1911 ) “greas”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language , Stirling, →ISBN