Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish *grúac.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾˠuəɟ/
- (Aran, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡɾˠuəɡ/ (corresponding to the form gruag)
Noun
gruaig f (genitive singular gruaige)
- hair (mass)
- locks (of hair)
Declension
Declension of gruaig (second declension, no plural)
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Derived terms
- aisiríoch gruaige
- barr gruaige
- bearradh gruaige
- ceann gruaige
- clibín gruaige
- cochall gruaige
- cóiriú gruaige
- coirnín gruaige
- craobh ghruaige
- cúl gruaige
- dlaíóg ghruaige
- dlaoi ghruaige
- dos gruaige
- duailín gruaige
- dual gruaige
- eangach ghruaige
- fáinne gruaige
- fáiscín gruaige
- feistiú gruaige
- gainne gruaige
- grágán gruaige
- gruagach
- gruagaire
- gruaig Mhuire
- larcán gruaige
- líontán gruaige
- loca gruaige
- lomra gruaige
- lúb ghruaige
- mapa gruaige
- mothall gruaige
- ola ghruaige
- puirtleog ghruaige
- raca gruaige
- rimín gruaige
- scoth ghruaige
- scuab ghruaige
- silíní gruaige
- stolla gruaige
- stoth gruaige
- táclaí gruaige
- táth gruaige
- triomadóir gruaige
See also
Mutation
Mutated forms of gruaig
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lenition
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eclipsis
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ghruaig
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ngruaig
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern 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), “grúac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “gruaig”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 575; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gruaig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN