gread

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Irish

Pronunciation

Verb

gread (present analytic greadann, future analytic greadfaidh, verbal noun greadadh, past participle greadta)

  1. to beat, strike, hammer, pommel, smash, wallop
    Synonyms: buail, lúir
  2. to trounce, thrash, drub
    Synonyms: greasáil, lúir
  3. to buffet, batter
  4. to lash (also of rain etc.)
  5. to whip (also of rain etc.)
    Bhí an fhearthainn ag greadadh m'aghaidhe.
    The rain was whipping my face.
  6. to thump, bump
  7. to stamp (strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot)

Conjugation

conjugation of gread (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present greadaim greadann tú;
greadair† 		greadann sé, sí greadaimid greadann sibh greadann siad;
greadaid† 		a ghreadann; a ghreadas /
a ngreadann* 		greadtar
past ghread mé; ghreadas ghread tú; ghreadais ghread sé, sí ghreadamar; ghread muid ghread sibh; ghreadabhair ghread siad; ghreadadar a ghread /
ar ghread* 		greadadh
past habitual ghreadainn / ngreadainn‡‡ ghreadtá / ngreadtᇇ ghreadadh sé, sí / ngreadadh sé, s퇇 ghreadaimis; ghreadadh muid / ngreadaimis‡‡; ngreadadh muid‡‡ ghreadadh sibh / ngreadadh sibh‡‡ ghreadaidís; ghreadadh siad / ngreadaidís‡‡; ngreadadh siad‡‡ a ghreadadh /
a ngreadadh* 		ghreadtaí / ngreadta퇇
future greadfaidh mé;
greadfad 		greadfaidh tú;
greadfair† 		greadfaidh sé, sí greadfaimid;
greadfaidh muid 		greadfaidh sibh greadfaidh siad;
greadfaid† 		a ghreadfaidh; a ghreadfas /
a ngreadfaidh* 		greadfar
conditional ghreadfainn / ngreadfainn‡‡ ghreadfá / ngreadfᇇ ghreadfadh sé, sí / ngreadfadh sé, s퇇 ghreadfaimis; ghreadfadh muid / ngreadfaimis‡‡; ngreadfadh muid‡‡ ghreadfadh sibh / ngreadfadh sibh‡‡ ghreadfaidís; ghreadfadh siad / ngreadfaidís‡‡; ngreadfadh siad‡‡ a ghreadfadh /
a ngreadfadh* 		ghreadfaí / ngreadfa퇇
subjunctive present go ngreada mé;
go ngreadad† 		go ngreada tú;
go ngreadair† 		go ngreada sé, sí go ngreadaimid;
go ngreada muid 		go ngreada sibh go ngreada siad;
go ngreadaid† 		— go ngreadtar
past dá ngreadainn dá ngreadtá dá ngreadadh sé, sí dá ngreadaimis;
dá ngreadadh muid 		dá ngreadadh sibh dá ngreadaidís;
dá ngreadadh siad 		— dá ngreadtaí
imperative greadaim gread greadadh sé, sí greadaimis greadaigí;
greadaidh† 		greadaidís — greadtar
verbal noun greadadh
past participle greadta

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

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gread ghread ngread
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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