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dreasaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish dreisid, which may be a back-formation from the s-future or s-subjunctive of Old Irish at·reig (to rise) or dringid (to rise, advance).

Verb

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dreasaigh (present analytic dreasaíonn, future analytic dreasóidh, verbal noun dreasú, past participle dreasaithe)

  1. to incite
    Synonyms: spreag, fadaigh
  2. to drive away (force someone to leave)
    Synonym: ruaig
  3. to drive (impel or urge (especially animals) onward by force)
    Synonym: bagair

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of dreasaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
dreasaigh dhreasaigh ndreasaigh

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

Further reading

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