gráinneog
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From gráin (“hatred”) + -óg (“little”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gràineag).
Noun edit
gráinneog f (genitive singular gráinneoige, nominative plural gráinneoga)
- hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
- Synonym: gráinneog fhéir
- bristly, short-tempered, person
- (familiar) urchin
Declension edit
Declension of gráinneog
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- cosaint na gráinneoige (“hedgehog defence”)
- gráinneog thrá (“sea-urchin”)
- gráinneogach (“like a hedgehog; bristly; short-tempered”)
Descendants edit
- → Yola: granogue
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gráinneog | ghráinneog | ngráinneog |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráinneog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “gráinneog” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gráinneog” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.