gríanán

See also: grianan and grianán

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • grénán (older form)

Etymology

From grían (sun) + -án.

Noun

gríanán m

  1. a sunny place, a bower, a place open to the sun.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative gríanán gríanánL gríanáinL
Vocative gríanáin gríanánL gríanánuH
Accusative gríanánN gríanánL gríanánuH
Genitive gríanáinL gríanán gríanánN
Dative gríanánL gríanánaib gríanánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: grianán
  • Scottish Gaelic: grianan

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gríanán gríanán
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngríanán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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