speireach

Irish

Alternative forms

speireachán, sporach

Etymology

From speir (“hock, hough”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠpʌɾˠa(x)/[1] (corresponding to the form sporach)

Noun

speireach m (genitive singular speirigh, nominative plural speirigh)

lanky, long-legged young man

Declension

Declension of speireach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	speireach	speirigh
Vocative	a speirigh	a speireacha
Genitive	speirigh	speireach
Dative	speireach	speirigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an speireach	na speirigh
Genitive	an speirigh	na speireach
Dative	leis an speireach don speireach	leis na speirigh

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “speireaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “speireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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