greamannach
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) + -ach.
Adjective edit
greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)
Declension edit
Declension of greamannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | greamannach | ghreamannach | greamannacha; ghreamannacha² | |
| Vocative | ghreamannaigh | greamannacha | ||
| Genitive | greamannaí | greamannacha | greamannach | |
| Dative | greamannach; ghreamannach¹ |
ghreamannach; ghreamannaigh (archaic) |
greamannacha; ghreamannacha² | |
| Comparative | níos greamannaí | |||
| Superlative | is greamannaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
- nóta greamach m (“Post-it note”)
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greamannach | ghreamannach | ngreamannach |
| 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) “greamannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “greamannach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.