grìbhean
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gríb (“griffin”) + -an (compare Irish gríobhán).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
grìbhean m (genitive singular grìbhein, plural grìbheanan)
- griffin
- Synonyms: grìbhinneach, leòmhann-chraobh
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
grìbhean | ghrìbhean |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “grìbhean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language