greimm
Old Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *gremman, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgreimm n (genitive gremmae, nominative plural gremman)
Inflection
editNeuter n-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | greimmN | greimmN | gremmanL |
Vocative | greimmN | greimmN | gremmanL |
Accusative | greimmN | greimmN | gremmanL |
Genitive | gremmae | gremmanN | gremmanN |
Dative | gremmaimL | gremmanaib | gremmanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
greimm | greimm pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngreimm |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*gremmen-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 167-168
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “greimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language