graeipe

Irish

Alternative forms

• graeip, grápa, grápán

Etymology

From Scots graip, from Old English grāp (“grip, grasp”) and/or *grǣpe (“grasping”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic gràpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠeːpʲə/

Noun

graeipe f (genitive singular graeipe, nominative plural graeipí)

1. graip, dungfork

Declension

Declension of graeipe

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative graeipe graeipí Vocative a ghraeipe a ghraeipí Genitive graeipe graeipí Dative graeipe graeipí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghraeipe na graeipí Genitive na graeipe na ngraeipí Dative leis an ngraeipe don ghraeipe leis na graeipí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
graeipe	ghraeipe	ngraeipe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “grápa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 381
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “graeipe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN