súgradh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish súgrad (“act of playing; diversion, sport, mirth”), possibly related to súcach (“merry, cheerful, pleasant”) and subae (“joy, pleasure, happiness, merriment”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠuːɡɾˠə]
(Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈsˠuːɡɾˠu]

Noun

súgradh m (genitive singular súgartha)

(act of) playing, sporting; amusement, fun
flirting

Usage notes

Effectively a verbal noun of a verb that has no finite or participial forms.

Declension

Declension of súgradh

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	súgradh
Vocative	a shúgradh
Genitive	súgartha
Dative	súgradh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an súgradh
Genitive	an tsúgartha
Dative	leis an súgradh don súgradh

Synonyms

imirt

Derived terms

cnáimhín súgartha (“wish-bone”)
seomra súgartha (“playroom”)

Related terms

súgrach (“playful, sportive”, adjective)
súgracht f (“playfulness, sportiveness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
súgradh	shúgradh after an, tsúgradh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"súgradh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“súgrad” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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