gráinne

See also: grainne, gràinne, and Gráinne

Irish

Pronunciation

  • (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːɲɪ/
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːnʲə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːn̠ʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːn̠ʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gráinne, from grán (“seed”) + -ne (singulative).

Noun

gráinne m (genitive singular gráinne, nominative plural gráinní)

  1. grain
  2. (hard) particle
  3. pinch (small quantity)
Declension
Declension of gráinne (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gráinne gráinní
vocative a ghráinne a ghráinní
genitive gráinne gráinní
dative gráinne gráinní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghráinne na gráinní
genitive na gráinne na ngráinní
dative leis an ngráinne
don ghráinne 		leis na gráinní
  • Variant plural: gráinneacha
Derived terms
  • gráinne piobair
  • cloch ghráinne

Etymology 2

gránna +‎ -e

Noun

gráinne f (genitive singular gráinne)

  1. synonym of gránnacht (“ugliness”)
Declension
Declension of gráinne (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative gráinne
vocative a ghráinne
genitive gráinne
dative gráinne
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an ghráinne
genitive na gráinne
dative leis an ngráinne
don ghráinne

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

gráinne

  1. (nonstandard) comparative degree of gránna

Mutation

Mutated forms of gráinne
radical lenition eclipsis
gráinne ghráinne ngráinne

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

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