grafadh

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

  1. (act of) grubbing, hoeing
  2. grubbed land
  3. Alternative form of grafán (“(grubbing-) hoe; grub-axe, scuffle-hoe”)
Derived terms
  • grafadh dóite (“(moor)land scorched and grubbed for tillage”)

Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

  1. verbal noun of graf

Declension
Declension of grafadh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative grafadh
Vocative a ghrafadh
Genitive grafa
Dative grafadh

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an grafadh
Genitive an ghrafa
Dative leis an ngrafadh

don ghrafadh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
grafadh ghrafadh ngrafadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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