gráinne
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːɲɪ/
- (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːnʲə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːn̠ʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːn̠ʲə/
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum (“seed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (“grain”). Doublet of grán.
Noun edit
gráinne m (genitive singular gráinne, nominative plural gráinní)
Declension edit
Declension of gráinne
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Variant plural: gráinneacha
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
gráinne f (genitive singular gráinne)
- Synonym of gránnacht (“ugliness”)
Declension edit
Declension of gráinne
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
gráinne
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gráinne | ghráinne | ngráinne |
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), “gráinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gráinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 gráinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “grain”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024