greanadh
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish grenad (“engraving”).
Noun
greanadh m (genitive singular greanta)
- verbal noun of grean
- engraving
- shapeliness; shape, figure
Declension
Declension of greanadh
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- bior greanta m (“graver, burin”)
- greanadh adhmaid (“woodcut”)
- greanadh líneach (“line engraving”)
- greanadh pláta copair (“copperplate engraving”)
- greanadh turbheara (“drypoint (engraving)”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greanadh | ghreanadh | ngreanadh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greanadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “grenad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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