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gràpa

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Scots graip, from Old English grāp (grip, grasp) and/or *grǣpe (grasping). Cognate with Irish graeipe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gràpa m

  1. graip, fork (agricultural tool)

Mutation

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Mutation of gràpa
radical lenition
gràpa ghràpa

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

References

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  1. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88