greannach
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish grendach, grennach (“hairy, bristly, rough”). By surface analysis, greann (“bristly hair”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
greannach (genitive singular masculine greannaigh, genitive singular feminine greannaí, plural greannacha, comparative greannaí)
- hairy, bristly
- bristling, ruffled, irritated
- rough, combative, challenging, defiant
- (medicine) irritating
Declension edit
Declension of greannach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | greannach | ghreannach | greannacha; ghreannacha² | |
Vocative | ghreannaigh | greannacha | ||
Genitive | greannaí | greannacha | greannach | |
Dative | greannach; ghreannach¹ |
ghreannach; ghreannaigh (archaic) |
greannacha; ghreannacha² | |
Comparative | níos greannaí | |||
Superlative | is greannaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
greannach | ghreannach | ngreannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish grendach, grennach (“hairy, bristly, rough”). By surface analysis, greann (“bristly hair”) + -ach.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
greannach (comparative grennaiche)
- hairy, bristly
- grumpy, irascible
- Bha i cho greannach an-dè. ― She was so grumpy yesterday.
- lowery, gloomy
- 'S e feasgar greannach Earraich a bh’ann. ― It was a gloomy spring evening.
Derived terms edit
- cho greannach ri biast-dhubh ann an càrn (“as irritable as a wet cat”)
- càl-greannach (“curly kale”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
greannach | ghreannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |