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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish greimm, from Proto-Celtic *gremman, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- + *-mn̥.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
greim m (genitive singular greama, nominative plural greamanna)
- grip, hold
1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 136:hug šē ǵŕīm eŕ.- [Thug sé greim air.]
- He took hold of him.
n̄ā tōŕ hū hēn fȳ jŕīm lē ēn ńī.- [Ná tabhair thú féin faoi ghreim le aon ní.]
- Do not put yourself under the hold of anything.
- bite
1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 136:ȷ ī mē ǵŕīm rān.- [D’ith mé greim arán.]
- I ate a bite of bread.
- (sewing) stitch
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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greim
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ghreim
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ngreim
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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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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “greimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 39, page 21
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 136
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 22
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 111, page 44
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “greim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “greim”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish greimm, from Proto-Celtic *gremman, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- + *-mn̥.
Pronunciation
Noun
greim m (genitive singular greime, plural greimeannan)
- bit, bite, morsel, piece of food
- grip, hold, clutch, grasp
- catch
- stitch, pang
- (neurology) seizure
- (pathology) pneumonia, pleurisy
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Lenition
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greim |
ghreim
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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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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
greim (past ghreim, future greimidh, verbal noun greimeadh, past participle greimte)
- grip, grasp, clutch, cling, grapple