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Definition 2024
greannach
greannach
Irish
Adjective
greannach (genitive singular masculine greannaigh, genitive singular feminine greannaí, plural greannacha, comparative greannaí)
- hairy, bristly
- bristling, ruffled, irritated
- rough, combative; challenging, defiant
- (medicine) irritating
Declension
Declension of greannach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | greannach | ghreannach | greannacha; ghreannacha² |
|
| Vocative | ghreannaigh | greannacha | ||
| Genitive | greannaí | greannacha | greannach | |
| Dative | greannach; ghreannach¹ |
ghreannach; ghreannaigh (archaic) |
greannacha; ghreannacha² |
|
| Comparative | níos greannaí | |||
| Superlative | is greannaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greannach | ghreannach | ngreannach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||