# gread
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɟɾʲad̪ˠ/

### Verb

gread (present analytic greadann, future analytic greadfaidh, verbal noun greadadh, past participle greadta)
* to beat, strike, hammer, pommel, smash, wallop
    Synonyms: buail, lúir
* to trounce, thrash, drub
    Synonyms: greasáil, lúir
* to buffet, batter
* to lash (also of rain etc.)
* to whip (also of rain etc.)
    Bhí an fhearthainn ag greadadh m'aghaidhe.The rain was whipping my face.
* to thump, bump
* to stamp (strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot)

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | greadaim | greadann tú; greadair$^†$ | greadann sé, sí | greadaimid | greadann sibh | greadann siad; greadaid$^†$ | a ghreadann; a ghreadas / a ngreadann* | greadtar |
| indicative | past | ghread mé; ghreadas | ghread tú; ghreadais | ghread sé, sí | ghreadamar; ghread muid | ghread sibh; ghreadabhair | ghread siad; ghreadadar | a ghread / ar ghread* | greadadh |
| indicative | past habitual | ghreadainn / ngreadainn‡‡ | ghreadtá / ngreadtá‡‡ | ghreadadh sé, sí / ngreadadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghreadaimis; ghreadadh muid / ngreadaimis‡‡; ngreadadh muid‡‡ | ghreadadh sibh / ngreadadh sibh‡‡ | ghreadaidís; ghreadadh siad / ngreadaidís‡‡; ngreadadh siad‡‡ | a ghreadadh / a ngreadadh* | ghreadtaí / ngreadtaí‡‡ |
| future | 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 | conditional | ghreadfainn / ngreadfainn‡‡ | ghreadfá / ngreadfá‡‡ | ghreadfadh sé, sí / ngreadfadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghreadfaimis; ghreadfadh muid / ngreadfaimis‡‡; ngreadfadh muid‡‡ | ghreadfadh sibh / ngreadfadh sibh‡‡ | ghreadfaidís; ghreadfadh siad / ngreadfaidís‡‡; ngreadfadh siad‡‡ | a ghreadfadh / a ngreadfadh* | ghreadfaí / ngreadfaí‡‡ |
| 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | greadaim | gread | greadadh sé, sí | greadaimis | greadaigí; greadaidh$^†$ | greadaidís | — | greadtar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | greadadh | greadadh | greadadh | greadadh | greadadh | greadadh | greadadh | greadadh |
| past participle | past participle | greadta | greadta | greadta | greadta | greadta | greadta | greadta | greadta |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

#### Derived terms

* gread leat (“to buzz off, scoot”)
* gread na mása ag (“spank”)
* greadán
* greadfach
* greadlach
* greadloscadh
* greadóg
* greadtine
* greadtóir
* greadtóir

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gredaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “greadaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 381
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gread”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN