gruama

Irish

Alternative forms

• gruamdha (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish grúamda. By surface analysis, gruaim +‎ -dha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠuəmˠə/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠuːmˠə/

Adjective

gruama

1. gloomy
2. morose

Declension

Declension of gruama

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	gruama	ghruama	gruama; ghruama²
Vocative	ghruama		gruama
Genitive		gruama	gruama	gruama
Dative	gruama; ghruama¹	ghruama	gruama; ghruama²
Comparative	níos gruama
Superlative	is gruama

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

• doilbhir
• duairc
• néalmhar
• dubhach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gruama	ghruama	ngruama
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grúamda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gruamḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 386
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gruama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47