gráin
Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *grā̆gnis (“disgust”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
gráin f (genitive singular gránach)
- hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence
- Tá an ghráin agam orthu. ― I detest them.
- ugliness, disfigurement
- Folaíonn grá gráin. (“Love is blind.”, literally “Love veils ugliness.”) (proverb)
- hatefulness, loathsomeness
- fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance
Declension
Declension of gráin
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gráin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN