grinn
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”). Related to Dutch glimmen, English glint.[1]
Adjective edit
grinn
Declension edit
Declension of grinn
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | grinn | ghrinn | grinne; ghrinne² | |
| Vocative | ghrinn | grinne | ||
| Genitive | grinne | grinne | grinn | |
| Dative | grinn; ghrinn¹ |
ghrinn | grinne; ghrinne² | |
| Comparative | níos grinne | |||
| Superlative | is grinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
grinn
Mutation edit
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| grinn | ghrinn | ngrinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “grinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page glinn
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).
Adjective edit
grinn
Declension edit
First declension; forms of the positive degree:
| Case | Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grinn | ghrinn | grinne |
| Vocative | ghrinn | ghrinn | grinne |
| Genitive | ghrinn | ghrinn/grinne | glan |
| Dative | ghrinn | ghrinn | grinne |
Comparative/superlative: grinne
Mutation edit
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| grinn | ghrinn |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |