Graonlannach

Irish

Etymology

From An Ghraonlainn (“Greenland”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Graonlannach (genitive singular masculine Graonlannaigh, genitive singular feminine Graonlannaí, plural Graonlannacha, not comparable)

  1. Greenlandic

Declension

Declension of Graonlannach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Graonlannach Ghraonlannach Graonlannacha;
Ghraonlannacha2
vocative Ghraonlannaigh Graonlannacha
genitive Graonlannaí Graonlannacha Graonlannach
dative Graonlannach;
Ghraonlannach1 		Ghraonlannach;
Ghraonlannaigh (archaic) 		Graonlannacha;
Ghraonlannacha2
Comparative níos Graonlannaí
Superlative is Graonlannaí

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

  • seabhac Graonlannach (“gerfalcon”)

Noun

Graonlannach m (genitive singular Graonlannaigh, nominative plural Graonlannaigh)

  1. Greenlander

Declension

Declension of Graonlannach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Graonlannach Graonlannaigh
vocative a Ghraonlannaigh a Ghraonlannacha
genitive Graonlannaigh Graonlannach
dative Graonlannach Graonlannaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Graonlannach na Graonlannaigh
genitive an Ghraonlannaigh na nGraonlannach
dative leis an nGraonlannach
don Ghraonlannach 		leis na Graonlannaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Graonlannach
radical lenition eclipsis
Graonlannach Ghraonlannach nGraonlannach

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

Further reading

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