grinn

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Irish

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”). Related to Dutch glimmen, English glint.[1]

Adjective

grinn

  1. perceptive, discerning; clear, accurate
Declension
Declension of grinn
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative grinn ghrinn grinne;
ghrinne²
Vocative ghrinn grinne
Genitive grinne grinne grinn
Dative grinn;
ghrinn¹ 		ghrinn grinne;
ghrinne²
Comparative níos grinne
Superlative is grinne

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

Etymology 2

Noun

grinn

  1. genitive singular of greann

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
grinn ghrinn ngrinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “grinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page glinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

grinn

  1. sweet, delightful, beautiful, charming, elegant.
    Abair gur grinn thusa! ― How sweet that you are!

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative grinn ghrinn grinne
Vocative ghrinn ghrinn grinne
Genitive ghrinn ghrinn/grinne glan
Dative ghrinn ghrinn grinne

Comparative/superlative: grinne

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
grinn ghrinn
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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