gróigeán

Irish

From gróig +‎ -án.

(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠoːɡaːnˠ/^[3]; /ˈkɾˠoːɟaːnˠ/ (corresponding to the form cróigeán), /ˈɡɾˠoiɟanˠ/^[4]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾˠɔːɟanˠ/^[5], /ˈkɾˠɔːɟan̪ˠ/^[6] (corresponding to the form cróigeán)

gróigeán m (genitive singular gróigeáin, nominative plural gróigeáin)

Declension of gróigeán (first declension)

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an gróigeán	na gróigeáin
genitive	an ghróigeáin	na ngróigeán
dative	leis an ngróigeán don ghróigeán	leis na gróigeáin

Mutated forms of *gróigeán*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
gróigeán	ghróigeán	ngróigeán

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

^ Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cróigeán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 269; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
^ “gróigeán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 130, page 31
^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1590, page 349
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 29, page 15
^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast