grafadh

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

1. (act of) grubbing, hoeing
2. grubbed land
3. Alternative form of grafán (“(grubbing-) hoe; grub-axe, scuffle-hoe”)

Derived terms

• grafadh dóite (“(moor)land scorched and grubbed for tillage”)

Etymology 2

Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

1. verbal noun of graf

Declension

Declension of grafadh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative grafadh Vocative a ghrafadh Genitive grafa Dative grafadh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an grafadh Genitive an ghrafa Dative leis an ngrafadh don ghrafadh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
grafadh	ghrafadh	ngrafadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grafadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN