Irish

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Etymology 1

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From gréas (ornamental work; ornament, ornamentation; decorative design, pattern, figure; needlework, embroidery) +‎ -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

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gréasaigh (present analytic gréasaíonn, future analytic gréasóidh, verbal noun gréasú, past participle gréasaithe)

  1. (transitive) ornament, embroider; decorate with pattern
Conjugation
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Alternative forms
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Derived terms
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  • gréasú m (ornamentation, embroidery)

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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gréasaigh sg

  1. inflection of gréasach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gréasaigh ghréasaigh ngréasaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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