greimm
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- greim
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *gremmen, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to grab”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡʲr͈ʲemʲ/
Noun
greimm n (genitive gremmae, nominative plural gremman)
- grasp, hold
- authority, power
- profit
Inflection
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | greimmN | greimmN | gremmanL |
| Vocative | greimmN | greimmN | gremmanL |
| Accusative | greimmN | greimmN | gremmanL |
| Genitive | gremmae | gremmanN | gremmanN |
| Dative | gremmaimL | gremmanaib | gremmanaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: greim
- Manx: greim
- Scottish Gaelic: greim
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| greimm | greimm pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | ngreimm |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gremmen-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 167-168
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “greimm”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language