gráinneog

Irish

Etymology

From gráin (“hatred”) +‎ -óg (“little”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gràineag).

Noun

gráinneog f (genitive singular gráinneoige, nominative plural gráinneoga)

  1. hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
    Synonym: gráinneog fhéir
  2. bristly, short-tempered, person
  3. (familiar) urchin (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Declension of gráinneog (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gráinneog gráinneoga
vocative a ghráinneog a ghráinneoga
genitive gráinneoige gráinneog
dative gráinneog gráinneoga
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghráinneog na gráinneoga
genitive na gráinneoige na ngráinneog
dative leis an ngráinneog
don ghráinneog 		leis na gráinneoga

Derived terms

  • cosaint na gráinneoige (“hedgehog defence”)
  • gráinneog thrá (“sea-urchin”)
  • gráinneogach (“like a hedgehog; bristly; short-tempered”)

Descendants

  • → Yola: granogue, graanogue

Mutation

Mutated forms of gráinneog
radical lenition eclipsis
gráinneog ghráinneog ngráinneog

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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