reic

Irish

Etymology

From a conflation of two verb stems: Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), from Old Irish rec(c), reic(c) (“selling, bartering”), verbal noun of renaid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), and Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“recites, utters, declares, asserts”) from Old English reċċan (“stretch out; narrate”). The common thread is that peddlers and shopkeepers used to advertise their wares for sale by crying out loudly in public.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾˠɛc/

Verb

reic (present analytic reiceann, future analytic reicfidh, verbal noun reic, past participle reicthe)

  1. to sell, recommend for sale, barter
  2. to recount, narrate
  3. to spend lavishly, waste, squander

Conjugation
conjugation of reic (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present reicim reiceann tú;
reicir†		 reiceann sé, sí reicimid reiceann sibh reiceann siad;
reicid†		 a reiceann; a reiceas reictear
past reic mé; reiceas reic tú; reicis reic sé, sí reiceamar; reic muid reic sibh; reiceabhair reic siad; reiceadar a reic /
ar reic*		 reiceadh
past habitual reicinn reicteá reiceadh sé, sí reicimis; reiceadh muid reiceadh sibh reicidís; reiceadh siad a reiceadh /
a reiceadh*		 reictí
future reicfidh mé;
reicfead		 reicfidh tú;
reicfir†		 reicfidh sé, sí reicfimid;
reicfidh muid		 reicfidh sibh reicfidh siad;
reicfid†		 a reicfidh; a reicfeas reicfear
conditional reicfinn reicfeá reicfeadh sé, sí reicfimis; reicfeadh muid reicfeadh sibh reicfidís; reicfeadh siad a reicfeadh /
a reicfeadh*		 reicfí
subjunctive present go reice mé;
go reicead†		 go reice tú;
go reicir†		 go reice sé, sí go reicimid;
go reice muid		 go reice sibh go reice siad;
go reicid†		 — go reictear
past dá reicinn dá reicteá dá reiceadh sé, sí dá reicimis;
dá reiceadh muid		 dá reiceadh sibh dá reicidís;
dá reiceadh siad		 — dá reictí
imperative reicim reic reiceadh sé, sí reicimis reicigí;
reicidh†		 reicidís — reictear
verbal noun reic
past participle reicthe

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms
  • reacaire (“seller; reciter; ranter”)

Noun

reic m (genitive singular reaca, nominative plural reiceanna)

  1. verbal noun of reic
  2. sale, auction
  3. narration
  4. waste, lavish spending

Declension
Declension of reic

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative reic reaceanna
Vocative a reic a reaceanna
Genitive reaca reaceanna
Dative reic reaceanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an reic na reaceanna
Genitive an reaca na reaceanna
Dative leis an reic

don reic

 leis na reaceanna

Derived terms
  • reacach

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish rec(c)aid (“sells, barters, exchanges”), from Old Irish rec(c), reic(c) (“selling, bartering”), verbal noun of renaid (“sells, barters, exchanges”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rˠeçkʲ/

Verb

reic (past reic, future reicidh, verbal noun reic, past participle reicte)

  1. sell

Derived terms

Noun

reic m

  1. verbal noun of reic
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