gruama
Irish
Alternative forms
- gruamdha (superseded)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠuəmˠə/
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠuːmˠə/
Declension
Declension of gruama
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gruama | ghruama | gruama; ghruama² | |
| Vocative | ghruama | gruama | ||
| Genitive | gruama | gruama | gruama | |
| Dative | gruama; ghruama¹ |
ghruama | gruama; ghruama² | |
| Comparative | níos gruama | |||
| Superlative | is gruama | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gruama | ghruama | ngruama |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “grúamda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gruamḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 386
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gruama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47
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