gríosach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish grísach. By surface analysis, gríos + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɟɾʲiːsˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟɾʲiːsˠa(x)/
Noun
gríosach f (genitive singular gríosaí)
- glowing embers, hot ashes
Declension
Declension of gríosach
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- déan gríosach (“to wreak havoc”)
- bagair gríosach (“to threaten havoc or destruction”)
- ón tine chun na gríosaí (“out of the frying pan into the fire”)
Adjective
gríosach (genitive singular masculine gríosaigh, genitive singular feminine gríosaigh, plural gríosacha, comparative gríosaigh)
- glowing hot
Declension
Declension of gríosach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gríosach | ghríosach | gríosacha; ghríosacha² | |
Vocative | ghríosaigh | gríosacha | ||
Genitive | gríosaí | gríosacha | gríosach | |
Dative | gríosach; ghríosach¹ | ghríosach; ghríosaigh (archaic) | gríosacha; ghríosacha² | |
Comparative | níos gríosaí | |||
Superlative | is gríosaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gríosach | ghríosach | ngríosach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 grísach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 grísach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “gríosaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 385
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gríosach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN