gràineag

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Scottish Gaelic

 Gràineag on Scottish Gaelic Wikipedia
Gràineag.

Etymology

From gràin (“hatred”) +‎ -ag, literally, “little hatred”. Compare Irish gráinneog.

Pronunciation

Noun

gràineag f

  1. hedgehog

Declension

Declension of gràineag (class IIa feminine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative gràineag gràineagan
Genitive gràineige, gràineig ghràineag
Dative gràineig gràineagan; gràineagaibh✝
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (a') ghràineag (na) gràineagan
Genitive (na) gràineige, gràineig (nan) gràineag
Dative (a') ghràineig (na) gràineagan; gràineagaibh✝
Vocative ghràineag ghràineaga

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

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

References

  • Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 342
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