grianach

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See also: gríanach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gríanach.[1] By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grianach (genitive singular masculine grianaigh, genitive singular feminine grianaí, plural grianacha, comparative grianaí)

  1. sunny
  2. pleasant, cheerful

Declension

Declension of grianach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative grianach ghrianach grianacha;
ghrianacha2
vocative ghrianaigh grianacha
genitive grianaí grianacha grianach
dative grianach;
ghrianach1 		ghrianach;
ghrianaigh (archaic) 		grianacha;
ghrianacha2
Comparative níos grianaí
Superlative is grianaí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of grianach
radical lenition eclipsis
grianach ghrianach ngrianach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gríanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 135

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gríanach. By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grianach (genitive singular masculine grianaich, comparative grianaiche)

  1. sunny
  2. colored by the sun
  3. bright, shining
  4. warm
  5. airy
  6. abounding in sunny spots

Mutation

Mutation of grianach
radical lenition
grianach ghrianach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “grianach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gríanach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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