grinn
Irish
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”). Related to Dutch glimmen, English glint.[1]
Adjective
grinn
Declension
Declension of grinn
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | grinn | ghrinn | grinne; ghrinne² | |
Vocative | ghrinn | grinne | ||
Genitive | grinne | grinne | grinn | |
Dative | grinn; ghrinn¹ |
ghrinn | grinne; ghrinne² | |
Comparative | níos grinne | |||
Superlative | is grinne |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
Noun
grinn
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
grinn | ghrinn | ngrinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “grinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page glinn
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).
Adjective
grinn
Declension
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | grinn | ghrinn | grinne |
Vocative | ghrinn | ghrinn | grinne |
Genitive | ghrinn | ghrinn/grinne | glan |
Dative | ghrinn | ghrinn | grinne |
Comparative/superlative: grinne
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
grinn | ghrinn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |