Gréigis
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom an Ghréig (“Greece”) + -is.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGréigis f (genitive Gréigise)
- the Greek language
Declension
editDeclension of Gréigis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- Sean-Ghréigis f (“Ancient Greek”)
- aibítir na Gréigise f (“Greek alphabet”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gréigis | Ghréigis | nGréigis |
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) “Gréigis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gréigis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gréigis”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22