greann

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲaun̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲaːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish grenn (“mirth, fun, humour, affection”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

1. fun, humour; mirth, pleasantry; joking, jesting
2. love, affection

Declension

Declension of greann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative greann vocative a ghrinn genitive grinn dative greann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an greann genitive an ghrinn dative leis an ngreann don ghreann

Derived terms

• fear grinn (“clown”)
• greannán (“comic”)
• greannmhar² (“funny”)
• greannúil (“funny”)
• míghreann (“discord”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

1. bristly hair or beard
2. bristling, ruffled, irritated appearance

Declension

Declension of greann (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative greann vocative a ghrinn genitive grinn dative greann forms with the definite article case singular nominative an greann genitive an ghrinn dative leis an ngreann don ghreann

Derived terms

• greann cogaidh (“bristling war-weapons”)
• greann gaisce (“bristling war-weapons”)
• greannach
• greannmhar² (“hairy”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of greann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
greann	ghreann	ngreann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “greann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ðãũn̪ˠ/
• (Uist, Barra, Skye) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ɾʲɛ̃ũn̪ˠ/

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn, plural greannan)

1. bristling hair
2. fierce look; frown, scowl

Derived terms

• greannach
• greannaich

Mutation

Mutation of greann

radical	lenition
greann	ghreann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.