gréasaí

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːsˠiː/

Etymology 1

From gréas +‎ -aí.

Alternative forms

• gréasaidhe, greusaidhe (superseded)
• gréasaighe, gréasuidhe, gréasuighe, greusuidhe (obsolete)

Noun

gréasaí m (genitive singular gréasaí, nominative plural gréasaithe)

1. shoemaker, bootmaker
2. cobbler (Pangasius bocourti (basa fish), Pangasius pangasius (yellowtail catfish, Pungas catfish)
3. (in the plural) handmade boots

Declension

Declension of gréasaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gréasaí gréasaithe Vocative a ghréasaí a ghréasaithe Genitive gréasaí gréasaithe Dative gréasaí gréasaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gréasaí na gréasaithe Genitive an ghréasaí na ngréasaithe Dative leis an ngréasaí don ghréasaí leis na gréasaithe

Derived terms

• gréasaíocht f (“shoemaking”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grésaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gréasaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• gréasaighe, greusaighe (superseded)

Adjective

gréasaí f sg

1. genitive singular feminine of gréasach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gréasaí	ghréasaí	ngréasaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.