gréasán

Irish

Etymology

From gréas +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɾiaˈsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾeːsˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈɟɾeːsˠɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾeːsˠanˠ/, [ˈɟɾɛəsˠanˠ]

Noun

gréasán m (genitive singular gréasáin, nominative plural gréasáin)

1. (also computing) web
2. net, network

Declension

Declension of gréasán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gréasán gréasáin vocative a ghréasáin a ghréasána genitive gréasáin gréasán dative gréasán gréasáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gréasán na gréasáin genitive an ghréasáin na ngréasán dative leis an ngréasán don ghréasán leis na gréasáin

Synonyms

• líon, líonra

Derived terms

• suíomh gréasáin
• gréasán aontreo
• Gréasán Domhanda

Mutation

Mutated forms of gréasán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gréasán	ghréasán	ngréasán

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

Further reading

• “gréasán”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gréasán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 383
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gréasán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN