greannaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

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Verb

greannaigh (present analytic greannaíonn, future analytic greannóidh, verbal noun greannú, past participle greannaithe)

  1. (transitive) irritate, ruffle
  2. (transitive) beard, challenge, taunt, defy
  3. (transitive, pathology) irritate (make (something) red and sore)
    Synonyms: cuir as do, cuir isteach ar
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

greannaigh

  1. inflection of greannach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
greannaigh ghreannaigh ngreannaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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