greannach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grendach, grennach (“hairy, bristly, rough”); synchronically greann (“bristly hair”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟrʲan̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟrʲan̪ˠa(h)/

Adjective

greannach (genitive singular masculine greannaigh, genitive singular feminine greannaí, plural greannacha, comparative greannaí)

Declension

Declension of greannach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	greannach	ghreannach	greannacha; ghreannacha²
Vocative	ghreannaigh	ghreannach	greannacha
Genitive	ghreannaigh	greannaí	greannacha	greannach
Dative	greannach; ghreannach¹	ghreannach; ghreannaigh (archaic)	greannacha; ghreannacha²
Comparative	níos greannaí
Superlative	is greannaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

greannmhar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
greannach	ghreannach	ngreannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish grendach, grennach (“hairy, bristly, rough”); synchronically greann (“bristly hair”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʲɾʲɛn̪ˠəx/

Adjective

greannach (comparative grennaiche)

hairy, bristly
grumpy, irascible
Bha i cho greannach an-dè. ― She was so grumpy yesterday.
lowery, gloomy
'S e feasgar greannach Earraich a bh’ann. ― It was a gloomy spring evening.

Derived terms

cho greannach ri biast-dhubh ann an càrn (“as irritable as a wet cat”)
càl-greannach (“curly kale”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
greannach	ghreannach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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