gruag
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
gruag f (genitive singular gruaige)
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of gruaig
Mutation
References
Manx
Etymology
Noun
gruag f (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])
Synonyms
Mutation
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grúac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Noun
gruag f (genitive singular gruaige, plural gruagan)
- wig
- the hair of the head, especially of a female (used less frequently than falt)
- Dath na gruaige ― Color of the hair
- anything resembling hair
- lock of hair
- woman
- wife
Derived terms
- gruagag f (“little wig; small lock of hair”)
- gruag-bhréige f (“wig”)
- gruag-Muire f (“goldilocks”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gruag | ghruag |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gruag”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grúac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- gv:Anatomy
- gv:Hair
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