gréine

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See also: greine and grèine

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

gréine

  1. genitive singular of grian (sun)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gréine
radical lenition eclipsis
gréine ghréine ngréine

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 135

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

gréine

  1. genitive singular of grían

Mutation

Mutation of gréine
radical lenition nasalization
gréine gréine
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngréine

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

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

gréine

  1. Superseded spelling of grèine.