griog

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

griog m (genitive singular grioga, nominative plural grioganna)

1. slight, irritating, pain

Declension

Declension of griog (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative griog grioganna vocative a ghriog a ghrioganna genitive grioga grioganna dative griog grioganna forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an griog na grioganna genitive an ghrioga na ngrioganna dative leis an ngriog don ghriog leis na grioganna

Verb

griog (present analytic griogann, future analytic griogfaidh, verbal noun griogadh, past participle griogtha)

1. (transitive) tease, tantalize; irritate, annoy
2. (transitive) titillate, excite; incite

Conjugation

Conjugation of griog (first conjugation – A)

indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	griogaim	griogann tú; griogair†	griogann sé, sí	griogaimid; griogann muid	griogann sibh	griogann siad; griogaid†	a ghriogann; a ghriogas	griogtar
past	ghriog mé; ghriogas	ghriog tú; ghriogais	ghriog sé, sí	ghriogamar; ghriog muid	ghriog sibh; ghriogabhair	ghriog siad; ghriogadar	a ghriog	griogadh
past habitual	ghriogainn / griogainn‡	ghriogtá / griogtá‡	ghriogadh sé, sí / griogadh sé, sí‡	ghriogaimis; ghriogadh muid / griogaimis‡; griogadh muid‡	ghriogadh sibh / griogadh sibh‡	ghriogaidís; ghriogadh siad / griogaidís‡; griogadh siad‡	a ghriogadh	ghriogtaí / griogtaí‡
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	griogfaidh mé; griogfad	griogfaidh tú; griogfair†	griogfaidh sé, sí	griogfaimid; griogfaidh muid	griogfaidh sibh	griogfaidh siad; griogfaid†	a ghriogfaidh; a ghriogfas	griogfar
conditional	ghriogfainn / griogfainn‡	ghriogfá / griogfá‡	ghriogfadh sé, sí / griogfadh sé, sí‡	ghriogfaimis; ghriogfadh muid / griogfaimis‡; griogfadh muid‡	ghriogfadh sibh / griogfadh sibh‡	ghriogfaidís; ghriogfadh siad / griogfaidís‡; griogfadh siad‡	a ghriogfadh	ghriogfaí / griogfaí‡
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present	go ngrioga mé; go ngriogad†	go ngrioga tú; go ngriogair†	go ngrioga sé, sí	go ngriogaimid; go ngrioga muid	go ngrioga sibh	go ngrioga siad; go ngriogaid†	—	go ngriogtar
past	dá ngriogainn	dá ngriogtá	dá ngriogadh sé, sí	dá ngriogaimis; dá ngriogadh muid	dá ngriogadh sibh	dá ngriogaidís; dá ngriogadh siad	—	dá ngriogtaí
imperative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third
—	griogaim	griog	griogadh sé, sí	griogaimis	griogaigí; griogaidh†	griogaidís	—	griogtar
past participle	griogtha
verbal noun	griogadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Alternative forms

• driog

Descendants

• → English: grig
• → Yola: grig

Mutation

Mutated forms of griog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
griog	ghriog	ngriog

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), “griog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN