grís

See also: gris and gris'

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gríss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kriːs/

  Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

grís m (genitive singular gríss, nominative plural grísir)

1. piglet
2. pig (slovenly person)
3. a lucky guess

Declension

declension of grís

m-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grís	grísinn	grísir	grísirnir
accusative	grís	grísinn	grísi	grísina
dative	grís	grísnum	grísum	grísunum
genitive	gríss	gríssins	grísa	grísanna

Derived terms

• grísabúr
• grísakjöt
• gríslingur
• naggrís
• smágrís

 

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Irish

Noun 1

grís m

1. genitive singular of gríos

Noun 2

grís f (genitive singular gríse)

1. Alternative form of gríos (“hot ashes, embers”)

Declension

Declension of grís

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative grís Vocative a ghrís Genitive gríse Dative grís

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghrís Genitive na gríse Dative leis an ngrís don ghrís

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
grís	ghrís	ngrís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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

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Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• gríss

Etymology

Same source as grían (“sun”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

grís f

1. heat, fire, embers, hot ashes
2. (figuratively) glow, ardour, valour, passion

Descendants

• Irish: gríos
• Scottish Gaelic: grìos

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
grís	grís pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngrís
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), “grís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language