greimm

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• greim

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *gremman, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲr͈ʲemʲ/

Noun

greimm n (genitive gremmae, nominative plural gremman)

1. grasp, hold
2. authority, power
3. profit

Inflection

Neuter n-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	greimmN	greimmN	gremmanL
Vocative	greimmN	greimmN	gremmanL
Accusative	greimmN	greimmN	gremmanL
Genitive	gremmae	gremmanN	gremmanN
Dative	gremmaimL	gremmanaib	gremmanaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: greim
• Manx: greim
• Scottish Gaelic: greim

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
greimm	greimm pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngreimm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “greimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language