gráinneog
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom gráin (“hatred”) + -óg (“little”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gràineag).
Noun
editgráinneog f (genitive singular gráinneoige, nominative plural gráinneoga)
- hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
- Synonym: gráinneog fhéir
- bristly, short-tempered, person
- (familiar) urchin
Declension
editDeclension of gráinneog
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- cosaint na gráinneoige (“hedgehog defence”)
- gráinneog thrá (“sea-urchin”)
- gráinneogach (“like a hedgehog; bristly; short-tempered”)
Descendants
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gráinneog | ghráinneog | ngráinneog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráinneog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gráinneog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gráinneog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024