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gruama
gruama
Irish
Alternative forms
- gruamdha (superseded)
Adjective
gruama
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.
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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. | ||
References
- “grúamda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “gruamḋa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "gruama" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.