gráiniúil

Irish

Alternative forms
  • gráineamhail, gráineamhuil (obsolete)
  • gráinmhear

Etymology

From Middle Irish gráinemail; surface analysis gráin +‎ -úil.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡɾˠɑːˈnʲuːlʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːnʲuːlʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːnʲũlʲ/[1]

Adjective

gráiniúil (genitive singular masculine gráiniúil, genitive singular feminine gráiniúla, plural gráiniúla, comparative gráiniúla)

  1. odious, abominable, hateful, loathsome, abhorrent, heinous, detestable
    Synonym: fuafar
  2. gruesome
  3. ugly (unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss)
  4. foul (hateful; detestable; shameful; wretched)

Declension
Declension of gráiniúil
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative gráiniúil ghráiniúil gráiniúla;
ghráiniúla²
Vocative ghráiniúil gráiniúla
Genitive gráiniúla gráiniúla gráiniúil
Dative gráiniúil;
ghráiniúil¹		 ghráiniúil gráiniúla;
ghráiniúla²
Comparative níos gráiniúla
Superlative is gráiniúla

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

Derived terms

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 21

Further reading
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