gráig

See also: graig

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠɑːɟ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠaːɟ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish grác (“stead”).

Noun

gráig f (genitive singular gráige, nominative plural gráigeanna)

1. hamlet
2. cluster of houses

   Synonym: clachan

Declension

Declension of gráig (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gráig gráigeanna vocative a ghráig a ghráigeanna genitive gráige gráigeanna dative gráig gráigeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghráig na gráigeanna genitive na gráige na ngráigeanna dative leis an ngráig don ghráig leis na gráigeanna

Derived terms

• gráigbhaile

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráig”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gráig”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gráig”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Etymology 2

Noun

gráig f (genitive singular gráige, nominative plural grága)

1. Alternative form of grág
2. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of grág

Declension

Declension of gráig (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gráig grága vocative a ghráig a ghrága genitive gráige grág dative gráig grága forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghráig na grága genitive na gráige na ngrág dative leis an ngráig don ghráig leis na grága

Mutation

Mutated forms of gráig

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gráig	ghráig	ngráig

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