gréasán

Irish

Etymology

From gréas +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟɾiaˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟɾeːsˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈɟɾeːsˠɑːn̪ˠ/[1]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɾeːsˠanˠ/, [ˈɟɾɛəsˠanˠ][2]

Noun

gréasán m (genitive singular gréasáin, nominative plural gréasáin)

  1. (also computing) web
  2. net, network

Declension

Declension of gréasán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gréasán gréasáin
vocative a ghréasáin a ghréasána
genitive gréasáin gréasán
dative gréasán gréasáin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gréasán na gréasáin
genitive an ghréasáin na ngréasán
dative leis an ngréasán
don ghréasán 		leis na gréasáin

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gréasán
radical lenition eclipsis
gréasán ghréasán ngréasán

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gréasán”, in Irish Pronunciation Database, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 431, page 139

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