gráinne

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See also: grainne, gràinne, and Gráinne

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old French grain, grein, from Latin grānum (seed), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain). Doublet of grán.

Noun

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gráinne m (genitive singular gráinne, nominative plural gráinní)

  1. grain
  2. (hard) particle
  3. pinch (small quantity)
Declension
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Declension of gráinne (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gráinne gráinní
vocative a ghráinne a ghráinní
genitive gráinne gráinní
dative gráinne gráinní
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghráinne na gráinní
genitive na gráinne na ngráinní
dative leis an ngráinne
don ghráinne
leis na gráinní
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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gránna +‎ -e

Noun

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gráinne f (genitive singular gráinne)

  1. Synonym of gránnacht (ugliness)
Declension
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Declension of gráinne (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative gráinne
vocative a ghráinne
genitive gráinne
dative gráinne
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an ghráinne
genitive na gráinne
dative leis an ngráinne
don ghráinne

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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gráinne

  1. (nonstandard) comparative degree of gránna

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gráinne
radical lenition eclipsis
gráinne ghráinne ngráinne

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

Further reading

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