Gréagóir
Irish
Etymology 1
From Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”).
Proper noun
Gréagóir m (genitive Gréagóir)
- a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Gregory
Derived terms
- Greagórach (“Gregorian”, adjective)
Etymology 2
From An Ghréig (“Greece”) + -óir.
Noun
Gréagóir m (genitive singular Gréagóra, nominative plural Gréagóirí)
- Hellenist
- Synonym: Heilléanaí
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Gréagóir | Ghréagóir | nGréagóir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gréagóir”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm