grìbhean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gríb (“griffin”) + -an (compare Irish gríobhán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɾiːvan/

Noun

grìbhean m (genitive singular grìbhein, plural grìbheanan)

1. griffin

   Synonyms: grìbhinneach, leòmhann-chraobh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
grìbhean	ghrìbhean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “grìbhean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language