Gréig
See also: Greig and Grèig
Irish
Etymology
From Latin Graecia, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós).
Proper noun
An Ghréig f (genitive na Gréige)
- Greece
Declension
Declension of Gréig
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- Gréagach (“Greek”, adjective)
- Gréagach m (“Greek”, noun)
- Gréag- (“Greco-”)
- Gréigis f (“the Greek language”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gréig | Ghréig | nGréig |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “Greece” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “Gréig” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.