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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish grïan (“gravel”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grean m (genitive singular grin)
- grit, gravel
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)
- (transitive) hatch, engrave
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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greanaim
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greanann tú; greanair†
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greanann sé, sí
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greanaimid
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greanann sibh
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greanann siad; greanaid†
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a ghreanann; a ghreanas / a ngreanann*; a ngreanas*
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greantar
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past
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ghrean mé; ghreanas
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ghrean tú; ghreanais
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ghrean sé, sí
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ghreanamar; ghrean muid
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ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair
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ghrean siad; ghreanadar
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a ghrean / ar ghrean*
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greanadh
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past habitual
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ghreanainn / ngreanainn‡‡
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ghreantá / ngreantᇇ
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ghreanadh sé, sí / ngreanadh sé, s퇇
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ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / ngreanaimis‡‡; ngreanadh muid‡‡
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ghreanadh sibh / ngreanadh sibh‡‡
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ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / ngreanaidís‡‡; ngreanadh siad‡‡
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a ghreanadh / a ngreanadh*
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ghreantaí / ngreanta퇇
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future
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greanfaidh mé; greanfad
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greanfaidh tú; greanfair†
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greanfaidh sé, sí
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greanfaimid; greanfaidh muid
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greanfaidh sibh
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greanfaidh siad; greanfaid†
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a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas / a ngreanfaidh*; a ngreanfas*
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greanfar
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conditional
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ghreanfainn / ngreanfainn‡‡
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ghreanfá / ngreanfᇇ
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ghreanfadh sé, sí / ngreanfadh sé, s퇇
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ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / ngreanfaimis‡‡; ngreanfadh muid‡‡
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ghreanfadh sibh / ngreanfadh sibh‡‡
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ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / ngreanfaidís‡‡; ngreanfadh siad‡‡
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a ghreanfadh / a ngreanfadh*
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ghreanfaí / ngreanfa퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go ngreana mé; go ngreanad†
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go ngreana tú; go ngreanair†
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go ngreana sé, sí
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go ngreanaimid; go ngreana muid
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go ngreana sibh
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go ngreana siad; go ngreanaid†
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go ngreantar
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past
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dá ngreanainn
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dá ngreantá
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dá ngreanadh sé, sí
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dá ngreanaimis; dá ngreanadh muid
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dá ngreanadh sibh
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dá ngreanaidís; dá ngreanadh siad
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—
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dá ngreantaí
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imperative
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greanaim
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grean
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greanadh sé, sí
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greanaimis
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greanaigí; greanaidh†
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greanaidís
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greantar
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verbal noun
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greanadh
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past participle
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greanta
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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grean
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ghrean
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ngrean
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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