sprioc

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Irish

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Pronunciation

Noun

sprioc f (genitive singular sprice, nominative plural spriocanna or spriocacha)

  1. objective, goal, target
    Synonym: cuspóir
  2. landmark
  3. projecting rock
  4. (archery, gun sports) mark, butt (target for shooting at)
  5. (surveying) stake
  6. (golf) pin

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Verb

sprioc (present analytic spriocann, future analytic spriocfaidh, verbal noun spriocadh, past participle sprioctha)

  1. to fix, appoint
  2. Alternative form of spreag (to urge on, excite)

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 170, page 87

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