grean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grïan (“gravel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/, /ɟɾʲanˠ/

Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

  1. grit, gravel

Declension
Declension of grean

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative grean
Vocative a ghrin
Genitive grin
Dative grean

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an grean
Genitive an ghrin
Dative leis an ngrean

don ghrean

Derived terms
  • greanach
  • grean fuail

Verb

grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)

  1. (transitive) hatch, engrave

Conjugation
conjugation of grean (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present greanaim greanann tú;
greanair†		 greanann sé, sí greanaimid greanann sibh greanann siad;
greanaid†		 a ghreanann; a ghreanas /
a ngreanann*; a ngreanas*		 greantar
past ghrean mé; ghreanas ghrean tú; ghreanais ghrean sé, sí ghreanamar; ghrean muid ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair ghrean siad; ghreanadar a ghrean /
ar ghrean*		 greanadh
past habitual ghreanainn / ngreanainn‡‡ ghreantá / ngreantᇇ ghreanadh sé, sí / ngreanadh sé, s퇇 ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / ngreanaimis‡‡; ngreanadh muid‡‡ ghreanadh sibh / ngreanadh sibh‡‡ ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / ngreanaidís‡‡; ngreanadh siad‡‡ a ghreanadh /
a ngreanadh*		 ghreantaí / ngreanta퇇
future greanfaidh mé;
greanfad		 greanfaidh tú;
greanfair†		 greanfaidh sé, sí greanfaimid;
greanfaidh muid		 greanfaidh sibh greanfaidh siad;
greanfaid†		 a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas /
a ngreanfaidh*; a ngreanfas*		 greanfar
conditional ghreanfainn / ngreanfainn‡‡ ghreanfá / ngreanfᇇ ghreanfadh sé, sí / ngreanfadh sé, s퇇 ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / ngreanfaimis‡‡; ngreanfadh muid‡‡ ghreanfadh sibh / ngreanfadh sibh‡‡ ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / ngreanfaidís‡‡; ngreanfadh siad‡‡ a ghreanfadh /
a ngreanfadh*		 ghreanfaí / ngreanfa퇇
subjunctive present go ngreana mé;
go ngreanad†		 go ngreana tú;
go ngreanair†		 go ngreana sé, sí go ngreanaimid;
go ngreana muid		 go ngreana sibh go ngreana siad;
go ngreanaid†		 — go ngreantar
past dá ngreanainn dá ngreantá dá ngreanadh sé, sí dá ngreanaimis;
dá ngreanadh muid		 dá ngreanadh sibh dá ngreanaidís;
dá ngreanadh siad		 — dá ngreantaí
imperative greanaim grean greanadh sé, sí greanaimis greanaigí;
greanaidh†		 greanaidís — greantar
verbal noun greanadh
past participle greanta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms
  • greanadóir
  • greanchloch

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

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “grean” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “grean” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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