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

Mutated forms of gráinneog

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gráinneog	ghráinneog	ngráinneog

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

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