grean

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grïan (“gravel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/, /ɟɾʲanˠ/

Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

  1. grit, gravel

Declension

Declension of grean (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative grean
vocative a ghrin
genitive grin
dative grean
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an grean
genitive an ghrin
dative leis an ngrean
don ghrean

Derived terms

Verb

grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)

  1. (transitive) hatch, engrave

Conjugation

conjugation of grean (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present greanaim greanann tú;
greanair† 		greanann sé, sí greanaimid greanann sibh greanann siad;
greanaid† 		a ghreanann; a ghreanas /
a ngreanann* 		greantar
past ghrean mé; ghreanas ghrean tú; ghreanais ghrean sé, sí ghreanamar; ghrean muid ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair ghrean siad; ghreanadar a ghrean /
ar ghrean* 		greanadh
past habitual ghreanainn / ngreanainn‡‡ ghreantá / ngreantᇇ ghreanadh sé, sí / ngreanadh sé, s퇇 ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / ngreanaimis‡‡; ngreanadh muid‡‡ ghreanadh sibh / ngreanadh sibh‡‡ ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / ngreanaidís‡‡; ngreanadh siad‡‡ a ghreanadh /
a ngreanadh* 		ghreantaí / ngreanta퇇
future greanfaidh mé;
greanfad 		greanfaidh tú;
greanfair† 		greanfaidh sé, sí greanfaimid;
greanfaidh muid 		greanfaidh sibh greanfaidh siad;
greanfaid† 		a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas /
a ngreanfaidh* 		greanfar
conditional ghreanfainn / ngreanfainn‡‡ ghreanfá / ngreanfᇇ ghreanfadh sé, sí / ngreanfadh sé, s퇇 ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / ngreanfaimis‡‡; ngreanfadh muid‡‡ ghreanfadh sibh / ngreanfadh sibh‡‡ ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / ngreanfaidís‡‡; ngreanfadh siad‡‡ a ghreanfadh /
a ngreanfadh* 		ghreanfaí / ngreanfa퇇
subjunctive present go ngreana mé;
go ngreanad† 		go ngreana tú;
go ngreanair† 		go ngreana sé, sí go ngreanaimid;
go ngreana muid 		go ngreana sibh go ngreana siad;
go ngreanaid† 		— go ngreantar
past dá ngreanainn dá ngreantá dá ngreanadh sé, sí dá ngreanaimis;
dá ngreanadh muid 		dá ngreanadh sibh dá ngreanaidís;
dá ngreanadh siad 		— dá ngreantaí
imperative greanaim grean greanadh sé, sí greanaimis greanaigí;
greanaidh† 		greanaidís — greantar
verbal noun greanadh
past participle greanta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of grean
radical lenition eclipsis
grean ghrean ngrean

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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