greann

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish grenn (“mirth, fun, humour, affection”).[2]

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

  1. fun, humour; mirth, pleasantry; joking, jesting
  2. love, affection
Declension
Declension of greann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative greann
Vocative a ghrinn
Genitive grinn
Dative greann

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an greann
Genitive an ghrinn
Dative leis an ngreann

don ghreann

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).[3]

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

  1. bristly hair or beard
  2. bristling, ruffled, irritated appearance
Declension
Declension of greann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative greann
Vocative a ghrinn
Genitive grinn
Dative greann

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an greann
Genitive an ghrinn
Dative leis an ngreann

don ghreann

Derived terms
  • greann cogaidh (“bristling war-weapons”)
  • greann gaisce (“bristling war-weapons”)
  • greannach
  • greannmhar2 (“hairy”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
greann ghreann ngreann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “grenn ‘mirth, fun’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 grend ‘beard, hair’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading
  • “greann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɾʲaun̪ˠ/

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn, plural greannan)

  1. bristling hair
  2. fierce look; frown, scowl

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
greannghreann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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