# sprioc
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* spreac

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /sˠpʲɾʲɯk/

### Noun

sprioc f (genitive singular sprice, nominative plural spriocanna or spriocacha)
* objective, goal, target
    Synonym: cuspóir
* landmark
* projecting rock
* (archery, gun sports) mark, butt (target for shooting at)
* (surveying) stake
* (golf) pin

#### Declension

Second declension

#### Derived terms

* sprioc-

### Verb

sprioc (present analytic spriocann, future analytic spriocfaidh, verbal noun spriocadh, past participle sprioctha)
* to fix, appoint
* Alternative form of spreag (“to urge on, excite”)

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | spriocbroadim | spriocbroadann tú; spriocbroadir$^†$ | spriocbroadann sé, sí | spriocbroadimid | spriocbroadann sibh | spriocbroadann siad; spriocbroadid$^†$ | a spriocbroadann; a spriocbroadas | spriocbroadtar |
| indicative | past | spriocbroad mé; spriocbroadas | spriocbroad tú; spriocbroadis | spriocbroad sé, sí | spriocbroadamar; spriocbroad muid | spriocbroad sibh; spriocbroadabhair | spriocbroad siad; spriocbroadadar | a spriocbroad / ar spriocbroad* | spriocbroadadh |
| indicative | past habitual | spriocbroadinn | spriocbroadtá | spriocbroadadh sé, sí | spriocbroadimis; spriocbroadadh muid | spriocbroadadh sibh | spriocbroadidís; spriocbroadadh siad | a spriocbroadadh / a spriocbroadadh* | spriocbroadtí |
| future | future | spriocbroadfidh mé; spriocbroadfad | spriocbroadfidh tú; spriocbroadfir$^†$ | spriocbroadfidh sé, sí | spriocbroadfimid; spriocbroadfidh muid | spriocbroadfidh sibh | spriocbroadfidh siad; spriocbroadfid$^†$ | a spriocbroadfidh; a spriocbroadfas | spriocbroadfar |
| conditional | conditional | spriocbroadfinn | spriocbroadfá | spriocbroadfadh sé, sí | spriocbroadfimis; spriocbroadfadh muid | spriocbroadfadh sibh | spriocbroadfidís; spriocbroadfadh siad | a spriocbroadfadh / a spriocbroadfadh* | spriocbroadfí |
| subjunctive | present | go spriocbroad mé; go spriocbroadad$^†$ | go spriocbroad tú; go spriocbroadir$^†$ | go spriocbroad sé, sí | go spriocbroadimid; go spriocbroad muid | go spriocbroad sibh | go spriocbroad siad; go spriocbroadid$^†$ | — | go spriocbroadtar |
| subjunctive | past | dá spriocbroadinn | dá spriocbroadtá | dá spriocbroadadh sé, sí | dá spriocbroadimis; dá spriocbroadadh muid | dá spriocbroadadh sibh | dá spriocbroadidís; dá spriocbroadadh siad | — | dá spriocbroadtí |
| imperative | imperative | spriocbroadim | spriocbroad | spriocbroadadh sé, sí | spriocbroadimis | spriocbroadigí; spriocbroadidh$^†$ | spriocbroadidís | — | spriocbroadtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh | spriocbroadadh |
| past participle | past participle | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha | spriocbroadtha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 170, page 87

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “spric”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sprioc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN