greamachán

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Irish

Etymology

From greim, greama (grip, grasp, hold) +‎ -achán.

Noun

greamachán m (genitive singular greamacháin, nominative plural greamacháin)

  1. holdfast
  2. adhesive
    Synonym: ábhar greamaitheach

Declension

Declension of greamachán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative greamachán greamacháin
vocative a ghreamacháin a ghreamachána
genitive greamacháin greamachán
dative greamachán greamacháin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an greamachán na greamacháin
genitive an ghreamacháin na ngreamachán
dative leis an ngreamachán
don ghreamachán
leis na greamacháin

Mutation

Mutated forms of greamachán
radical lenition eclipsis
greamachán ghreamachán ngreamachán

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