From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) + -ach.
greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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.
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
greamannach | ghreamannach | ngreamannach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |