gríobh
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gríb (“gyrfalcon, griffin, talon”) (compare Manx greeu), from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gríobh f (genitive singular gríbhe, nominative plural gríobha)
- griffin
- talon
- (figuratively) fierce warrior
Declension[edit]
Declension of gríobh
Related terms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gríobh | ghríobh | ngríobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gríobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “gríobh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gríobh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.