greamannach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)

  1. biting, inclined to bite
  2. sticky

Declension

Declension of greamannach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative greamannach ghreamannach greamannacha;
ghreamannacha2
vocative ghreamannaigh greamannacha
genitive greamannaí greamannacha greamannach
dative greamannach;
ghreamannach1 		ghreamannach;
ghreamannaigh (archaic) 		greamannacha;
ghreamannacha2
Comparative níos greamannaí
Superlative is greamannaí

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

Derived terms

  • nóta greamach m (“Post-it note”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of greamannach
radical lenition eclipsis
greamannach ghreamannach ngreamannach

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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