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greann
greann
Irish
Noun
greann m (genitive singular grinn)
Declension
Declension of greann
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- fear grinn (“clown”)
- greannán (“comic”)
- greannmhar2, greannúil (“funny; loving, amiable”)
Etymology 2
From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).
Noun
greann m (genitive singular grinn)
Declension
Declension of greann
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- greann cogaidh, greann gaisce (“bristling war-weapons”)
- greannach, greannmhar2 (“hairy, bristly; bristling, ruffled, irritated; rough, combative; challenging, defiant; irritating”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greann | ghreann | ngreann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||