sprid

Irish

Alternative forms

• spriod m

Etymology

From Old French esprit (“spirit”), from Latin spiritus. Doublet of spiorad.

Noun

sprid f (genitive singular spride, nominative plural sprideanna)

1. sprite; spirit, ghost
2. worn-out, wraithlike, person
3. spirit, courage; morale

Declension

Declension of sprid (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative sprid sprideanna vocative a sprid a sprideanna genitive spride sprideanna dative sprid sprideanna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an sprid na sprideanna genitive na spride na sprideanna dative leis an sprid don sprid leis na sprideanna

Derived terms

• lagsprid f (“despondency”)
• sprid chaomhnaithe (“tutelary spirit”)
• spridiúil (“spirited”)

See also

• taibhse (“ghost”)
• taise (“fetch, wraith”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “sprid”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Swedish

Verb

sprid

1. imperative of sprida