grean

grean

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

1. grit, gravel

Declension

Declension of grean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative grean Vocative a ghrin Genitive grin Dative grean

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an grean Genitive an ghrin Dative leis an ngrean don ghrean

Derived terms

• greanach
• grean fuail

Verb

grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)

1. (transitive) hatch, engrave

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	greanaim	greanann tú; greanair†	greanann sé, sí	greanaimid	greanann sibh	greanann siad; greanaid†	a ghreanann; a ghreanas / a ngreanann*; a ngreanas*	greantar
	past	ghrean mé; ghreanas	ghrean tú; ghreanais	ghrean sé, sí	ghreanamar; ghrean muid	ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair	ghrean siad; ghreanadar	a ghrean / ar ghrean*	greanadh
	past habitual	ghreanainn / ngreanainn‡‡	ghreantá / ngreantᇇ	ghreanadh sé, sí / ngreanadh sé, s퇇	ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / ngreanaimis‡‡; ngreanadh muid‡‡	ghreanadh sibh / ngreanadh sibh‡‡	ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / ngreanaidís‡‡; ngreanadh siad‡‡	a ghreanadh / a ngreanadh*	ghreantaí / ngreanta퇇
	future	greanfaidh mé; greanfad	greanfaidh tú; greanfair†	greanfaidh sé, sí	greanfaimid; greanfaidh muid	greanfaidh sibh	greanfaidh siad; greanfaid†	a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas / a ngreanfaidh*; a ngreanfas*	greanfar
conditional		ghreanfainn / ngreanfainn‡‡	ghreanfá / ngreanfᇇ	ghreanfadh sé, sí / ngreanfadh sé, s퇇	ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / ngreanfaimis‡‡; ngreanfadh muid‡‡	ghreanfadh sibh / ngreanfadh sibh‡‡	ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / ngreanfaidís‡‡; ngreanfadh siad‡‡	a ghreanfadh / a ngreanfadh*	ghreanfaí / ngreanfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ngreana mé; go ngreanad†	go ngreana tú; go ngreanair†	go ngreana sé, sí	go ngreanaimid; go ngreana muid	go ngreana sibh	go ngreana siad; go ngreanaid†	—	go ngreantar
	past	dá ngreanainn	dá ngreantá	dá ngreanadh sé, sí	dá ngreanaimis; dá ngreanadh muid	dá ngreanadh sibh	dá ngreanaidís; dá ngreanadh siad	—	dá ngreantaí
imperative		greanaim	grean	greanadh sé, sí	greanaimis	greanaigí; greanaidh†	greanaidís	—	greantar
verbal noun		greanadh
past participle		greanta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• greanadóir
• greanchloch

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
grean	ghrean	ngrean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “grean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “grean” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.