grianach

See also: gríanach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gríanach, equivalent to grian (“sun”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɾʲianəx/

Adjective

grianach (genitive singular masculine grianaich, comparative grianaiche)

1. sunny
2. colored by the sun
3. bright, shining
4. warm
5. airy
6. abounding in sunny spots

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “grianach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gríanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language