grian
Bavarian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz. Cognate with German grün, Dutch groen, English green, Icelandic grænn.
Adjective
grian
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *grēnā.
Noun
grian f (genitive singular gréine, nominative plural grianta)
- (the) sun
- (figuratively) paragon
Declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Archaic weak plural forms:
Derived terms
- béar gréine
- béim ghréine (“sunstroke”)
- bliosán gréine
- boinéad gréine (“sun-bonnet”)
- bolg le gréin
- dó gréine
- grian-
- griandó
- grianmhar
- grianstad
Verb
grian (present analytic grianann, future analytic grianfaidh, verbal noun grianadh, past participle grianta)
- (transitive) to sun (expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun)
- (transitive, photography) to solarize (subject to solarization)
Conjugation
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
Noun
grian m (genitive singular griain)
- Alternative form of grean (“gravel, grit; coarse sand”)
- (of sea, lake, river) bottom
- earth, ground, land
- surface
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
grian | ghrian | ngrian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grian”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *grēnā.
Pronunciation
Noun
grian f (genitive singular greiney, plural grianyn)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Mutation
Manx mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
grian | ghrian | ngrian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
grïan (gender unknown)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
grian | grian pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngrian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grian”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *grēnā.
Noun
grian f (genitive singular grèine, plural grianan)
Derived terms
- casan na grèine (“the Zodiac”)
- clàr-grèine (“solar panel”)
- corra-ghrian (“bittern”)
- dol fodha na grèine (“sunset”)
- èirigh na grèine (“sunrise”)
- gaoth-ghrèine (“solar wind”)
- glainneachan-grèine, speuclairean-grèine (“sunglasses”)
- grian-chrios (“zodiac”)
- grian-stad (“solstice”)
- grianach (“sunny”)
- losgadh na grèine (“sunburn”)
- neòinean-grèine (“sunflower”)
- pannal-grèine (“solar panel”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
grian | ghrian |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grían”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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