gríb

See also: grib

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

gríb f

gyrfalcon, griffin
claw, talon
(figuratively) fierce warrior, hero, chieftain

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gríb^L	gríb^L	gríba^H
vocative	gríb^L	gríb^L	gríba^H
accusative	gríb^N	gríb^L	gríba^H
genitive	gríbe^H	gríb^L	gríb^N
dative	gríb^L	gríbaib	gríbaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

Descendants

Irish: gríobh
Manx: greeu
Scottish Gaelic: grib

Mutation

Mutation of *gríb*
radical	lenition	nasalization
gríb	gríb pronounced with /ɣʲ-/	ngríb

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

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language