Gréagachas

Irish

Alternative forms

• Heilléineachas

Etymology

From Gréagach (“Greek, Grecian”) +‎ -as.

Noun

Gréagachas m (genitive singular Gréagachais)

1. Hellenism (Greek character and culture)

   Synonym: Heilléanachas

Declension

Declension of Gréagachas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Gréagachas Vocative a Ghréagachais Genitive Gréagachais Dative Gréagachas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Gréagachas Genitive an Ghréagachais Dative leis an nGréagachas don Ghréagachas

Related terms

• Gréagóir m, Heilléanaí m (“Hellenist”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Gréagachas	Ghréagachas	nGréagachas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gréagachas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Hellenism”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gréagachas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm