greamannach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of greamannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | greamannach | ghreamannach | greamannacha; ghreamannacha² | |
| Vocative | ghreamannaigh | greamannacha | ||
| Genitive | greamannaí | greamannacha | greamannach | |
| Dative | greamannach; ghreamannach¹ |
ghreamannach; ghreamannaigh (archaic) |
greamannacha; ghreamannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos greamannaí | |||
| Superlative | is greamannaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
[edit]- nóta greamach m (“Post-it note”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greamannach | ghreamannach | ngreamannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greamannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “greamannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm