gráinneog

Irish

gráinneog

Etymology

From gráin (“hatred”) +‎ -óg (“little”) (compare Scottish Gaelic gràineag).

Noun

gráinneog f (genitive singular gráinneoige, nominative plural gráinneoga)

1. hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)

   Synonym: gráinneog fhéir

2. bristly, short-tempered, person
3. (familiar) urchin (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Declension of gráinneog

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gráinneog gráinneoga Vocative a ghráinneog a ghráinneoga Genitive gráinneoige gráinneog Dative gráinneog gráinneoga

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghráinneog na gráinneoga Genitive na gráinneoige na ngráinneog Dative leis an ngráinneog don ghráinneog leis na gráinneoga

Derived terms

• cosaint na gráinneoige (“hedgehog defence”)
• gráinneog thrá (“sea-urchin”)
• gráinneogach (“like a hedgehog; bristly; short-tempered”)

 

Descendants

• → Yola: granogue, graanogue

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gráinneog	ghráinneog	ngráinneog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráinneog”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gráinneog”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gráinneog”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024