grean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grïan (“gravel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/, /ɟɾʲanˠ/

Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

  1. grit, gravel

Declension

Declension of grean (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative grean
vocative a ghrin
genitive grin
dative grean
forms with the definite article
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

Conjugation of grean (first conjugation – A)
indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
present greanaim greanann tú;
greanair† 		greanann sé, sí greanaimid; greanann muid greanann sibh greanann siad;
greanaid† 		a ghreanann; a ghreanas greantar
past ghrean mé; ghreanas ghrean tú; ghreanais ghrean sé, sí ghreanamar; ghrean muid ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair ghrean siad; ghreanadar a ghrean greanadh
past habitual ghreanainn /
greanainn‡ 		ghreantá /
greantᇠ		ghreanadh sé, sí /
greanadh sé, sí‡ 		ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid /
greanaimis‡; greanadh muid‡ 		ghreanadh sibh /
greanadh sibh‡ 		ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad /
greanaidís‡; greanadh siad‡ 		a ghreanadh ghreantaí /
greantaí‡
singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
future greanfaidh mé;
greanfad 		greanfaidh tú;
greanfair† 		greanfaidh sé, sí greanfaimid;
greanfaidh muid 		greanfaidh sibh greanfaidh siad;
greanfaid† 		a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas greanfar
conditional ghreanfainn /
greanfainn‡ 		ghreanfá /
greanfᇠ		ghreanfadh sé, sí /
greanfadh sé, sí‡ 		ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid /
greanfaimis‡; greanfadh muid‡ 		ghreanfadh sibh /
greanfadh sibh‡ 		ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad /
greanfaidís‡; greanfadh siad‡ 		a ghreanfadh ghreanfaí /
greanfaí‡
subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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 singular plural direct relative autonomous
first second third first second third
— greanaim grean greanadh sé, sí greanaimis greanaigí;
greanaidh† 		greanaidís — greantar
past participle greanta
verbal noun greanadh

† archaic or dialect form
‡ dependent form

Derived terms

  • greanadóir
  • greanchloch

Mutation

Mutated forms of grean
radical lenition eclipsis
grean ghrean ngrean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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