gráig

See also: graig

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

gráig f (genitive singular gráige, nominative plural gráigeanna)

hamlet
cluster of houses
Synonym: clachan

Declension

Declension of gráig

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gráig	gráigeanna
Vocative	a ghráig	a ghráigeanna
Genitive	gráige	gráigeanna
Dative	gráig	gráigeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghráig	na gráigeanna
Genitive	na gráige	na ngráigeanna
Dative	leis an ngráig don ghráig	leis na gráigeanna

Derived terms

gráigbhaile

Noun

gráig f (genitive singular gráige, nominative plural grága)

Alternative form of grág (“hoarse, raucous, cry”)
Alternative form of grág (“tree-stump”)

Declension

Declension of gráig

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gráig	grága
Vocative	a ghráig	a ghrága
Genitive	gráige	grág
Dative	gráig	grága

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghráig	na grága
Genitive	na gráige	na ngrág
Dative	leis an ngráig don ghráig	leis na grága

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gráig	ghráig	ngráig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

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