spraoi

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed rom Old Norse sprækr, sprakr (“lively, vigorous, sprightly”), from Proto-Germanic *sprakjaz, *sprakją, *spruką (“branch, sprout, splinter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sˠpˠɾˠiː/

Noun

spraoi m (genitive singular spraoi, nominative plural spraíonna)

fun, sport
ag déanamh spraoi ― playing
spree

Declension

Declension of spraoi

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	spraoi	spraíonna
Vocative	a spraoi	a spraíonna
Genitive	spraoi	spraíonna
Dative	spraoi	spraíonna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an spraoi	na spraíonna
Genitive	an spraoi	na spraíonna
Dative	leis an spraoi don spraoi	leis na spraíonna

Synonyms

(fun, sport): spórt, craic

Descendants

→ English: spree

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