grís
See also: gris and gris'
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gríss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kriːs/
- Rhymes: -iːs
Noun
grís m (genitive singular gríss, nominative plural grísir)
- piglet
- pig (slovenly person)
- a lucky guess
Declension
declension of grís
| m-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | grís | grísinn | grísir | grísirnir |
| accusative | grís | grísinn | grísi | grísina |
| dative | grís | grísnum | grísum | grísunum |
| genitive | gríss | gríssins | grísa | grísanna |
Derived terms
- grísabúr
- grísakjöt
- gríslingur
- naggrís
- smágrís
Irish
Noun
grís m
- genitive singular of gríos
Noun
grís f (genitive singular gríse)
- Alternative form of gríos (“hot ashes, embers”)
Declension
Declension of grís
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| grís | ghrís | ngrís |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
- gríss
Etymology
Same source as grían (“sun”). Matasović specifically reconstructs Old Irish *gʷrīnsos for this term, deriving it from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”).[1]
Noun
grís f
- heat, fire, embers, hot ashes
- (figuratively) glow, ardour, valour, passion
Derived terms
- grísach
- Irish: gríosach
Descendants
- Irish: gríos
- Manx: grees
- Scottish Gaelic: grìos
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| grís | grís pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | ngrís |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gʷrīns-/*gʷrenso-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 147
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “grís”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language