grean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grïan (“gravel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/, /ɟɾʲanˠ/

Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

1. grit, gravel

Declension

Declension of grean (first declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative grean vocative a ghrin genitive grin dative grean forms with the definite article singular nominative an grean genitive an ghrin dative leis an ngrean don ghrean

Derived terms

• greanach
• grean fuail

Verb

grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)

1. (transitive) hatch, engrave

Conjugation

Conjugation of grean (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	greanaim	greanann tú; greanair†	greanann sé, sí	greanaimid; greanann muid	greanann sibh	greanann siad; greanaid†	a ghreanann; a ghreanas	greantar
past	ghrean mé; ghreanas	ghrean tú; ghreanais	ghrean sé, sí	ghreanamar; ghrean muid	ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair	ghrean siad; ghreanadar	a ghrean	greanadh
past habitual	ghreanainn / greanainn‡	ghreantá / greantá‡	ghreanadh sé, sí / greanadh sé, sí‡	ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / greanaimis‡; greanadh muid‡	ghreanadh sibh / greanadh sibh‡	ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / greanaidís‡; greanadh siad‡	a ghreanadh	ghreantaí / greantaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	greanfaidh mé; greanfad	greanfaidh tú; greanfair†	greanfaidh sé, sí	greanfaimid; greanfaidh muid	greanfaidh sibh	greanfaidh siad; greanfaid†	a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas	greanfar
conditional	ghreanfainn / greanfainn‡	ghreanfá / greanfá‡	ghreanfadh sé, sí / greanfadh sé, sí‡	ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / greanfaimis‡; greanfadh muid‡	ghreanfadh sibh / greanfadh sibh‡	ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / greanfaidís‡; greanfadh siad‡	a ghreanfadh	ghreanfaí / greanfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go ngreana mé; go ngreanad†	go ngreana tú; go ngreanair†	go ngreana sé, sí	go ngreanaimid; go ngreana muid	go ngreana sibh	go ngreana siad; go ngreanaid†	—	go ngreantar
past	dá ngreanainn	dá ngreantá	dá ngreanadh sé, sí	dá ngreanaimis; dá ngreanadh muid	dá ngreanadh sibh	dá ngreanaidís; dá ngreanadh siad	—	dá ngreantaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	greanaim	grean	greanadh sé, sí	greanaimis	greanaigí; greanaidh†	greanaidís	—	greantar
past participle	greanta
verbal noun	greanadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Derived terms

• greanadóir
• greanchloch

Mutation

Mutated forms of grean

radical	lenition	eclipsis
grean	ghrean	ngrean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “grean”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “grean”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026