Gréagach

Irish

Etymology

From An Ghréig (“Greece”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲeːɡa(x)/, [ˈɟɾʲɛːə̯ɡa(x)]

Adjective

Gréagach (genitive singular masculine Gréagaigh, genitive singular feminine Gréagaí, plural Gréagacha, not comparable)

1. Greek, Grecian
2. Hellenic

   Synonym: Heilléanach

3. Alternative letter-case form of gréagach (“bright, splendid; beautiful; garish, gaudy”)

Declension

Declension of Gréagach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	Gréagach	Ghréagach	Gréagacha; Ghréagacha2
vocative	Ghréagaigh		Gréagacha
genitive		Gréagaí	Gréagacha	Gréagach
dative	Gréagach; Ghréagach1	Ghréagach; Ghréagaigh (archaic)	Gréagacha; Ghréagacha2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• Eaglais Cheartchreidmheach na Gréige f (“Greek Orthodox Church”)
• Gréagachas
• tine Ghréagach f (“Greek fire, wildfire”)

Noun

Gréagach m (genitive singular Gréagaigh, nominative plural Gréagaigh)

1. Greek person

   Synonym: Gréag

2. Hellene

   Synonym: Heilléanach

Declension

Declension of Gréagach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Gréagach Gréagaigh vocative a Ghréagaigh a Ghréagacha genitive Gréagaigh Gréagach dative Gréagach Gréagaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Gréagach na Gréagaigh genitive an Ghréagaigh na nGréagach dative leis an nGréagach don Ghréagach leis na Gréagaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gréagach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Gréagach	Ghréagach	nGréagach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grécach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gréagach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gréagach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Gréagach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025