sprionla

Irish

Alternative forms

  • sprionnla (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈsˠpʲɾʲɨn̪ˠl̪ˠə/[1]

Noun

sprionla m (genitive singular sprionla, nominative plural sprionlaí)

  1. thin, fragile twig

Declension

Declension of sprionla (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative sprionla sprionlaí
vocative a sprionla a sprionlaí
genitive sprionla sprionlaí
dative sprionla sprionlaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an sprionla na sprionlaí
genitive an sprionla na sprionlaí
dative leis an sprionla
don sprionla 		leis na sprionlaí
  • sprionlag (“weak and worthless”)
  • sprionlaithe (“mean, miserly”)
  • sprionlóir (“miser, skinflint”)

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 238, page 87

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “sprionnla”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 1106; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sprionla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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