gráin

See also: grain, gràin, and gräin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gráin, from Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gràin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠɑːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠaːnʲ/

Noun

gráin f (genitive singular gránach)

1. hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence

   Tá an ghráin agam orthu. ― I detest them.

2. ugliness, disfigurement

   Folaíonn grá gráin. (proverb) ― Love is blind. (literally, “Love veils ugliness.”)

3. hatefulness, loathsomeness
4. fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance

Declension

Declension of gráin

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative gráin Vocative a ghráin Genitive gránach Dative gráin gránaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an ghráin Genitive na gránach Dative leis an ngráin leis an ngránaigh (archaic, dialectal) don ghráin don ghránaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• gráinigh (“to hate”)
• gráiniúil (“hateful, abhorrent”)

 

Related terms

• gránna (“ugly”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gráin	ghráin	ngráin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gráin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gráin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 380
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21