graoisín

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Irish

Noun

graoisín m (genitive singular graoisín, nominative plural graoisíní) (rare, derogatory)

  1. ignoramus
    Synonyms: aineolaí, amadán, tuata, abhlóir
  2. glutton
    Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of graoisín (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative graoisín graoisíní
vocative a ghraoisín a ghraoisíní
genitive graoisín graoisíní
dative graoisín graoisíní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an graoisín na graoisíní
genitive an ghraoisín na ngraoisíní
dative leis an ngraoisín
don ghraoisín 		leis na graoisíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of graoisín
radical lenition eclipsis
graoisín ghraoisín ngraoisín

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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