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gríobh

gríobh

Irish

Alternative forms

gríobhán

Noun

gríobh f ‎(genitive singular gríbhe, nominative plural gríobha)

griffin
talon
(figuratively) fierce warrior

Declension

Declension of gríobh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gríobh	gríobha
Vocative	a ghríobh	a ghríobha
Genitive	gríbhe	gríobh
Dative	gríobh	gríobha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghríobh	na gríobha
Genitive	na gríbhe	na ngríobh
Dative	leis an ngríobh don ghríobh	leis na gríobha

Related terms

gríobhach ‎(“griffon-like; fierce, formidable”, adjective)
gríofa ‎(“griffon-like”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gríobh	ghríobh	ngríobh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"gríobh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“gríb” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.