grinn

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

grinn (genitive singular feminine grinne, plural grinne, comparative grinne)

  1. perceptive, discerning; clear, accurate
Declension
Declension of grinn
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative grinn ghrinn grinne;
ghrinne2
vocative ghrinn grinne
genitive grinne grinne grinn
dative grinn;
ghrinn1 		ghrinn grinne;
ghrinne2
Comparative níos grinne
Superlative is grinne

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

grinn

  1. genitive singular of greann

Mutation

Mutated forms of grinn
radical lenition eclipsis
grinn ghrinn ngrinn

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 451, page 145

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Adjective

grinn

  1. sweet, delightful, beautiful, charming, elegant.
    Abair gur grinn thusa! ― How sweet that you are!

Declension

Declension of grinn (type II adjective)
masculine feminine plural
nominative grinn ghrinn grinne
genitive ghrinn grinne grinne
dative grinn ghrinn grinne
vocative ghrinn ghrinn grinne

Mutation

Mutation of grinn
radical lenition
grinn ghrinn

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 207
  3. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 26
  4. ^ Wentworth, Roy (2003), Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN, page 61
  5. ^ Holmer, Nils M. (1938), Studies on Argyllshire Gaelic, Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells boktryckeri-A.-B., page 177
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