gràineag

Scottish Gaelic

Gràineag.

Etymology

From gràin (“hatred”) +‎ -ag, literally, “little hatred”. Compare Irish gráinneog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾaːɲak/

Noun

gràineag f

1. hedgehog

Declension

Declension of gràineag (class IIa feminine noun)

indefinite
	singular	plural
nominative	gràineag	gràineagan
genitive	gràineige, gràineig	ghràineag
dative	gràineig	gràineagan; gràineagaibh✝
definite
	singular	plural
nominative	(a') ghràineag	(na) gràineagan
genitive	(na) gràineige, gràineig	(nan) gràineag
dative	(a') ghràineig	(na) gràineagan; gràineagaibh✝
vocative	ghràineag	ghràineaga

^✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Mutation

Mutation of gràineag

radical	lenition
gràineag	ghràineag

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

References

• Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 342