1 noun ZOOL eggssceathrach fem2 c m usceith fem2 c m usalmon spawnsceith bhradáin2 noun especially pejorative offspringclann fem2 c m uál masc1 c m uyourself and your spawntú féin agus do shliocht, tú féin agus do chlann3 verb ZOOL lay eggs
INTRANSITIVEsceith verb c m usalmon spawn heresceitheann bradáin anseo
TRANSITIVEsceith verb c m uthey spawn huge numbers of eggssceitheann siad an t-uafás uibheacha
4 verb create, give rise to TRANSITIVEthis programme could spawn a seriesd'fhéadfadh sraith teacht as an gclár seoit spawned a new wave of technologytháinig glúin nua teicneolaíochta uaidhit'll spawn more riotsbeidh tuilleadh círéibeacha ann dá bharr