grean

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

  1. grit, gravel

Declension
Declension of grean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative grean
Vocative a ghrin
Genitive grin
Dative grean

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an grean
Genitive an ghrin
Dative leis an ngrean

don ghrean

Derived terms
  • greanach
  • grean fuail

Verb

grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)

  1. (transitive) hatch, engrave

Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present greanaim greanann tú;
greanair†		 greanann sé, sí greanaimid greanann sibh greanann siad;
greanaid†		 a ghreanann; a ghreanas /
a ngreanann*; a ngreanas*		 greantar
past ghrean mé; ghreanas ghrean tú; ghreanais ghrean sé, sí ghreanamar; ghrean muid ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair ghrean siad; ghreanadar a ghrean /
ar ghrean*		 greanadh
past habitual ghreanainn / ngreanainn‡‡ ghreantá / ngreantᇇ ghreanadh sé, sí / ngreanadh sé, s퇇 ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / ngreanaimis‡‡; ngreanadh muid‡‡ ghreanadh sibh / ngreanadh sibh‡‡ ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / ngreanaidís‡‡; ngreanadh siad‡‡ a ghreanadh /
a ngreanadh*		 ghreantaí / ngreanta퇇
future greanfaidh mé;
greanfad		 greanfaidh tú;
greanfair†		 greanfaidh sé, sí greanfaimid;
greanfaidh muid		 greanfaidh sibh greanfaidh siad;
greanfaid†		 a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas /
a ngreanfaidh*; a ngreanfas*		 greanfar
conditional ghreanfainn / ngreanfainn‡‡ ghreanfá / ngreanfᇇ ghreanfadh sé, sí / ngreanfadh sé, s퇇 ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / ngreanfaimis‡‡; ngreanfadh muid‡‡ ghreanfadh sibh / ngreanfadh sibh‡‡ ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / ngreanfaidís‡‡; ngreanfadh siad‡‡ a ghreanfadh /
a ngreanfadh*		 ghreanfaí / ngreanfa퇇
subjunctive present go ngreana mé;
go ngreanad†		 go ngreana tú;
go ngreanair†		 go ngreana sé, sí go ngreanaimid;
go ngreana muid		 go ngreana sibh go ngreana siad;
go ngreanaid†		 — go ngreantar
past dá ngreanainn dá ngreantá dá ngreanadh sé, sí dá ngreanaimis;
dá ngreanadh muid		 dá ngreanadh sibh dá ngreanaidís;
dá ngreanadh siad		 — dá ngreantaí
imperative greanaim grean greanadh sé, sí greanaimis greanaigí;
greanaidh†		 greanaidís — greantar
verbal noun greanadh
past participle greanta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
  • greanadóir
  • greanchloch

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “grean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “grean” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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