greannaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

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Verb

greannaigh (present analytic greannaíonn, future analytic greannóidh, verbal noun greannú, past participle greannaithe)

  1. (transitive) irritate, ruffle
  2. (transitive) beard, challenge, taunt, defy
  3. (transitive, pathology) irritate (make (something) red and sore)
    Synonyms: cuir as do, cuir isteach ar
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

greannaigh

  1. inflection of greannach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Mutated forms of greannaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
greannaigh ghreannaigh ngreannaigh

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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