Gréagach

Irish

Etymology

From An Ghréig (“Greece”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːɡa(x)/, [ˈɟɾʲɛːə̯ɡa(x)][1]

Adjective

Gréagach (genitive singular masculine Gréagaigh, genitive singular feminine Gréagaí, plural Gréagacha, not comparable)

  1. Greek, Grecian
  2. Hellenic
    Synonym: Heilléanach
  3. alternative letter-case form of gréagach (“bright, splendid; beautiful; garish, gaudy”)

Declension

Declension of Gréagach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Gréagach Ghréagach Gréagacha;
Ghréagacha2
vocative Ghréagaigh Gréagacha
genitive Gréagaí Gréagacha Gréagach
dative Gréagach;
Ghréagach1 		Ghréagach;
Ghréagaigh (archaic) 		Gréagacha;
Ghréagacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • Eaglais Cheartchreidmheach na Gréige f (“Greek Orthodox Church”)
  • Gréagachas
  • tine Ghréagach f (“Greek fire, wildfire”)

Noun

Gréagach m (genitive singular Gréagaigh, nominative plural Gréagaigh)

  1. Greek person
    Synonym: Gréag
  2. Hellene
    Synonym: Heilléanach

Declension

Declension of Gréagach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Gréagach Gréagaigh
vocative a Ghréagaigh a Ghréagacha
genitive Gréagaigh Gréagach
dative Gréagach Gréagaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Gréagach na Gréagaigh
genitive an Ghréagaigh na nGréagach
dative leis an nGréagach
don Ghréagach 		leis na Gréagaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gréagach
radical lenition eclipsis
Gréagach Ghréagach nGréagach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 427, page 138

Further reading

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