spáráil

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English spare +‎ -áil.

Pronunciation

Verb

spáráil (present analytic spárálann, future analytic spárálfaidh, verbal noun spáráil, past participle spáráilte)

  1. to spare
  2. to save (money, time etc.)

Conjugation

conjugation of spáráil (first conjugation – B)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present spárálaim spárálann tú;
spárálair† 		spárálann sé, sí spárálaimid spárálann sibh spárálann siad;
spárálaid† 		a spárálann; a spárálas spáráiltear
past spáráil mé; spárálas spáráil tú; spárálais spáráil sé, sí spárálamar; spáráil muid spáráil sibh; spárálabhair spáráil siad; spáráladar a spáráil /
ar spáráil* 		spáráladh
past habitual spárálainn spáráilteá spáráladh sé, sí spárálaimis; spáráladh muid spáráladh sibh spárálaidís; spáráladh siad a spáráladh /
a spáráladh* 		spáráiltí
future spárálfaidh mé;
spárálfad 		spárálfaidh tú;
spárálfair† 		spárálfaidh sé, sí spárálfaimid;
spárálfaidh muid 		spárálfaidh sibh spárálfaidh siad;
spárálfaid† 		a spárálfaidh; a spárálfas spárálfar
conditional spárálfainn spárálfá spárálfadh sé, sí spárálfaimis; spárálfadh muid spárálfadh sibh spárálfaidís; spárálfadh siad a spárálfadh /
a spárálfadh* 		spárálfaí
subjunctive present go spárála mé;
go spárálad† 		go spárála tú;
go spárálair† 		go spárála sé, sí go spárálaimid;
go spárála muid 		go spárála sibh go spárála siad;
go spárálaid† 		— go spáráiltear
past dá spárálainn dá spáráilteá dá spáráladh sé, sí dá spárálaimis;
dá spáráladh muid 		dá spáráladh sibh dá spárálaidís;
dá spáráladh siad 		— dá spáráiltí
imperative spárálaim spáráil spáráladh sé, sí spárálaimis spárálaigí;
spárálaidh† 		spárálaidís — spáráiltear
verbal noun spáráil
past participle spáráilte

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

Noun

spáráil f (genitive singular spárála)

  1. verbal noun of spáráil
  2. sparing, economy

Declension

Declension of spáráil (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative spáráil
vocative a spáráil
genitive spárála
dative spáráil
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an spáráil
genitive na spárála
dative leis an spáráil
don spáráil

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29
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