gríanán

See also: grianan and grianán

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • grénán (older form)

Etymology

From grían (“sun”) +‎ -án.

Noun

gríanán m

  1. a sunny place, a bower, a place open to the sun.

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative gríanán gríanánL gríanáinL
vocative gríanáin gríanánL gríanánuH
accusative gríanánN gríanánL gríanánuH
genitive gríanáinL gríanán gríanánN
dative gríanánL gríanánaib gríanánaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: grianán
  • Scottish Gaelic: grianan

Mutation

Mutation of gríanán
radical lenition nasalization
gríanán gríanán
pronounced with /ɣʲ-/		 ngríanán

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

References

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