sreabh

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

sreabh f (genitive singular sreibhe, nominative plural sreabha)

  1. stream
  2. current, flow
  3. trickle; drip, drop
  4. stretch, spell

Declension

Declension of sreabh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative sreabh sreabha
Vocative a shreabh a shreabha
Genitive sreibhe sreabh
Dative sreabh
sreibh (archaic, dialectal) 		sreabha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an tsreabh na sreabha
Genitive na sreibhe na sreabh
Dative leis an tsreabh
leis an tsreibh (archaic, dialectal)

don tsreabh
don tsreibh (archaic, dialectal)

leis na sreabha

Derived terms

Verb

sreabh (present analytic sreabhann, future analytic sreabhfaidh, verbal noun sreabhadh, past participle sreafa)

  1. (intransitive) stream, flow
    Synonym: snigh

Conjugation

conjugation of sreabh (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present sreabhaim sreabhann tú;
sreabhair† 		sreabhann sé, sí sreabhaimid sreabhann sibh sreabhann siad;
sreabhaid† 		a shreabhann; a shreabhas /
a sreabhann*; a sreabhas* 		sreabhtar
past shreabh mé; shreabhas shreabh tú; shreabhais shreabh sé, sí shreabhamar; shreabh muid shreabh sibh; shreabhabhair shreabh siad; shreabhadar a shreabh /
ar shreabh* 		sreabhadh
past habitual shreabhainn / sreabhainn‡‡ shreabhtá / sreabhtᇇ shreabhadh sé, sí / sreabhadh sé, s퇇 shreabhaimis; shreabhadh muid / sreabhaimis‡‡; sreabhadh muid‡‡ shreabhadh sibh / sreabhadh sibh‡‡ shreabhaidís; shreabhadh siad / sreabhaidís‡‡; sreabhadh siad‡‡ a shreabhadh /
a sreabhadh* 		shreabhtaí / sreabhta퇇
future sreabhfaidh mé;
sreabhfad 		sreabhfaidh tú;
sreabhfair† 		sreabhfaidh sé, sí sreabhfaimid;
sreabhfaidh muid 		sreabhfaidh sibh sreabhfaidh siad;
sreabhfaid† 		a shreabhfaidh; a shreabhfas /
a sreabhfaidh*; a sreabhfas* 		sreabhfar
conditional shreabhfainn / sreabhfainn‡‡ shreabhfá / sreabhfᇇ shreabhfadh sé, sí / sreabhfadh sé, s퇇 shreabhfaimis; shreabhfadh muid / sreabhfaimis‡‡; sreabhfadh muid‡‡ shreabhfadh sibh / sreabhfadh sibh‡‡ shreabhfaidís; shreabhfadh siad / sreabhfaidís‡‡; sreabhfadh siad‡‡ a shreabhfadh /
a sreabhfadh* 		shreabhfaí / sreabhfa퇇
subjunctive present go sreabha mé;
go sreabhad† 		go sreabha tú;
go sreabhair† 		go sreabha sé, sí go sreabhaimid;
go sreabha muid 		go sreabha sibh go sreabha siad;
go sreabhaid† 		— go sreabhtar
past dá sreabhainn dá sreabhtá dá sreabhadh sé, sí dá sreabhaimis;
dá sreabhadh muid 		dá sreabhadh sibh dá sreabhaidís;
dá sreabhadh siad 		— dá sreabhtaí
imperative sreabhaim sreabh sreabhadh sé, sí sreabhaimis sreabhaigí;
sreabhaidh† 		sreabhaidís — sreabhtar
verbal noun sreabhadh
past participle sreafa

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
sreabh shreabh
after an, tsreabh 		not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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