gríobh
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gríb (“gyrfalcon, griffin, talon”) (compare Manx greeu), from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).
Noun
gríobh f (genitive singular gríbhe, nominative plural gríobha)
- griffin
- talon
- (figuratively) fierce warrior
Declension
Declension of gríobh
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gríobh | ghríobh | ngríobh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gríobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gríobh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gríobh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024