greann

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲɑun̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/
• IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish grenn (“mirth, fun, humour, affection”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

1. fun, humour; mirth, pleasantry; joking, jesting
2. love, affection

Declension

Declension of greann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative greann Vocative a ghrinn Genitive grinn Dative greann

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an greann Genitive an ghrinn Dative leis an ngreann don ghreann

Derived terms

• fear grinn (“clown”)
• greannán (“comic”)
• greannmhar², greannúil (“funny; loving, amiable”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

1. bristly hair or beard
2. bristling, ruffled, irritated appearance

Declension

Declension of greann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative greann Vocative a ghrinn Genitive grinn Dative greann

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an greann Genitive an ghrinn Dative leis an ngreann don ghreann

Derived terms

• greann cogaidh, greann gaisce (“bristling war-weapons”)
• greannach, greannmhar² (“hairy, bristly; bristling, ruffled, irritated; rough, combative; challenging, defiant; irritating”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
greann	ghreann	ngreann
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), “1 grend ‘beard, hair’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grenn ‘mirth, fun’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “greann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn, plural greannan)

1. bristling hair
2. fierce look; frown, scowl

Derived terms

• greannach
• greannaich

Mutation

Mutation of greann

radical	lenition
greann	ghreann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.