grinn

Irish

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”). Related to Dutch glimmen, English glint.[1]

Adjective

grinn

  1. perceptive, discerning; clear, accurate
Declension
Declension of grinn
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative grinn ghrinn grinne;
ghrinne²
Vocative ghrinn grinne
Genitive grinne grinne grinn
Dative grinn;
ghrinn¹		 ghrinn grinne;
ghrinne²
Comparative níos grinne
Superlative is grinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

grinn

  1. genitive singular of greann

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

References
  1. MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “grinn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page glinn

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”).

Adjective

grinn

  1. sweet, delightful, beautiful, charming, elegant.
    Abair gur grinn thusa! ― How sweet that you are!

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case Masculine singular Feminine singular Plural
Nominative grinn ghrinn grinne
Vocative ghrinn ghrinn grinne
Genitive ghrinn ghrinn/grinne glan
Dative ghrinn ghrinn grinne

Comparative/superlative: grinne

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