grunnan

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

grunn +‎ -an

Pronunciation

Noun

grunnan m (genitive singular grunnain)

  1. handful, bunch, small number
  2. little heap
  3. Synonym of grunn

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