gríobhán
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom gríobh + -án (compare Scottish Gaelic grìbhean).
Noun
editgríobhán m (genitive singular gríobháin, nominative plural gríobháin)
- Alternative form of gríobh (“griffin”)
Declension
editDeclension of gríobhán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
edit- cathair ghríobháin f (“maze, labyrinth”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gríobhán | ghríobhán | ngríobhán |
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) “gríobhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gríobhán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gríobhán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024