grìbhean

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gríb (“griffin”) + -an (compare Irish gríobhán).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcɾiːvan/

Noun

grìbhean m (genitive singular grìbhein, plural grìbheanan)

  1. griffin
    Synonyms: grìbhinneach, leòmhann-chraobh

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
grìbheanghrìbhean
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “grìbhean”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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