greamannach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)

  1. biting, inclined to bite
  2. sticky

Declension

Declension of greamannach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative greamannach ghreamannach greamannacha;
ghreamannacha2
vocative ghreamannaigh greamannacha
genitive greamannaí greamannacha greamannach
dative greamannach;
ghreamannach1 		ghreamannach;
ghreamannaigh (archaic) 		greamannacha;
ghreamannacha2
Comparative níos greamannaí
Superlative is greamannaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of greamannach
radical lenition eclipsis
greamannach ghreamannach ngreamannach

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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