gráigbhaile

Irish

Etymology

From gráig (“hamlet; cluster of houses”) +‎ baile (“town”)

Noun

gráigbhaile m (genitive singular gráigbhaile, nominative plural gráigbhailte)

1. village (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town)

Declension

Declension of gráigbhaile

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gráigbhaile gráigbhailte Vocative a ghráigbhaile a ghráigbhailte Genitive gráigbhaile gráigbhailte Dative gráigbhaile gráigbhailte

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gráigbhaile na gráigbhailte Genitive an ghráigbhaile na ngráigbhailte Dative leis an ngráigbhaile don ghráigbhaile leis na gráigbhailte

Synonyms

• sráidbhaile

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráigbhaile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN