greamannach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of greamannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | greamannach | ghreamannach | greamannacha; ghreamannacha² | |
Vocative | ghreamannaigh | greamannacha | ||
Genitive | greamannaí | greamannacha | greamannach | |
Dative | greamannach; ghreamannach¹ |
ghreamannach; ghreamannaigh (archaic) |
greamannacha; ghreamannacha² | |
Comparative | níos greamannaí | |||
Superlative | is greamannaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- nóta greamach m (“Post-it note”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
greamannach | ghreamannach | ngreamannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greamannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “greamannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm