gráin

See also: grain, gràin, and gräin

Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *grā̆gnis (“disgust”).

Pronunciation

Noun

gráin f (genitive singular gránach)

  1. hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence
    Tá an ghráin agam orthu. ― I detest them.
  2. ugliness, disfigurement
    Folaíonn grá gráin. (“Love is blind.”, literally “Love veils ugliness.”) (proverb)
  3. hatefulness, loathsomeness
  4. fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance

Declension
Declension of gráin

Fifth declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative gráin
Vocative a ghráin
Genitive gránach
Dative gráin
gránaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an ghráin
Genitive na gránach
Dative leis an ngráin
leis an ngránaigh (archaic, dialectal)

don ghráin
don ghránaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gráin ghráin ngráin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 gráin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “gráin” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "gráin" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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