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gríobh

gríobh

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

gríobh f (genitive singular gríbhe, nominative plural gríobha)

  1. griffin
  2. talon
  3. (figuratively) fierce warrior

Declension

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.