gràineag

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gràin (“hatred”) +‎ -ag, literally, “little hatred”. Compare Irish gráinneog.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾaːɲak/

Noun

gràineag f

  1. hedgehog

Declension

Declension of gràineag (class IIa feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative gràineag gràineagan
genitive gràineige, gràineig ghràineag
dative gràineig gràineagan; gràineagaibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') ghràineag (na) gràineagan
genitive (na) gràineige, gràineig (nan) gràineag
dative (a') ghràineig (na) gràineagan; gràineagaibh✝
vocative ghràineag ghràineaga

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of gràineag
radical lenition
gràineag ghràineag

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

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 342
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