gionach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping; greed, voracity”), from gi(u)n (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”).
Adjective
gionach (genitive singular masculine gionaigh, genitive singular feminine gionaí, plural gionacha, comparative gionaí)
- open-mouthed
- greedy, voracious
Declension
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gionach | ghionach | gionacha; ghionacha² | |
| Vocative | ghionaigh | gionacha | ||
| Genitive | gionaí | gionacha | gionach | |
| Dative | gionach; ghionach¹ | ghionach; ghionaigh (archaic) | gionacha; ghionacha² | |
| Comparative | níos gionaí | |||
| Superlative | is gionaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
gionach f (genitive singular gionaí)
- ravenous hunger; greed, voracity
Declension
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
|
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gionach | ghionach | ngionach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gionach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ginach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping”), from gi(u)n (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʲinəx/
Adjective
gionach (genitive singular feminine giniche, comparative giniche)
- greedy, avaricious, gluttonous
- ravenous, voracious, avid, keen
- leughadair gionach ― an avid reader
- appetised
- ambitious
- keen
Synonyms
- (greedy): sanntach
- (ravenous): craosach
- (ambitious): dian-thograch
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gionach | ghionach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “gionach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ginach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language