Gréagach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom An Ghréig (“Greece”) + -ach.
Adjective
editGréagach (genitive singular masculine Gréagaigh, genitive singular feminine Gréagaí, plural Gréagacha, not comparable)
- Greek, Grecian
- Hellenic
- Synonym: Heilléanach
- Alternative letter-case form of gréagach (“bright, splendid; beautiful; garish, gaudy”)
Declension
editDeclension of Gréagach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Gréagach | Ghréagach | Gréagacha; Ghréagacha² | |
Vocative | Ghréagaigh | Gréagacha | ||
Genitive | Gréagaí | Gréagacha | Gréagach | |
Dative | Gréagach; Ghréagach¹ |
Ghréagach; Ghréagaigh (archaic) |
Gréagacha; Ghréagacha² | |
Comparative | níos Gréagaí | |||
Superlative | is Gréagaí |
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- Eaglais Cheartchreidmheach na Gréige f (“Greek Orthodox Church”)
- tine Ghréagach f (“Greek fire, wildfire”)
Noun
editGréagach m (genitive singular Gréagaigh, nominative plural Gréagaigh)
- Greek person
- Synonym: Gréag
- Hellene
- Synonym: Heilléanach
Declension
editDeclension of Gréagach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gréagach | Ghréagach | nGréagach |
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) “Gréagach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gréagach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gréagach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024