gríanach

See also: grianach

Middle Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gríanach.

Adjective

gríanach

1. sunny

Etymology 2

From grian (“gravel”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gríanach

1. gravelly

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gríanach (‘sunny, bright’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 gríanach (‘gravelly’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Irish

Etymology

From grían (“sun”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲrʲiːa̯nax/

Adjective

gríanach

1. sunny, bright

Descendants

• Middle Irish: gríanach
  • Irish: grianach
  • Manx: grianagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: grianach

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gríanach	gríanach pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngríanach
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 gríanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language