gríobhach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gríbach, from gríb (“griffin”). By surface analysis, gríobh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

gríobhach (genitive singular masculine gríobhaigh, genitive singular feminine gríobhaí, plural gríobhacha, comparative gríobhaí)

  1. griffin-like
    Synonym: gríofa
  2. fierce, formidable

Declension

Declension of gríobhach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative gríobhach ghríobhach gríobhacha;
ghríobhacha2
vocative ghríobhaigh gríobhacha
genitive gríobhaí gríobhacha gríobhach
dative gríobhach;
ghríobhach1 		ghríobhach;
ghríobhaigh (archaic) 		gríobhacha;
ghríobhacha2
Comparative níos gríobhaí
Superlative is gríobhaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of gríobhach
radical lenition eclipsis
gríobhach ghríobhach ngríobhach

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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