gríb

See also: grib

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gryps, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Noun

gríb f

1. gyrfalcon, griffin
2. claw, talon
3. (figuratively) fierce warrior, hero, chieftain

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	gríbL	gríbL	gríbaH
vocative	gríbL	gríbL	gríbaH
accusative	gríbN	gríbL	gríbaH
genitive	gríbeH	gríbL	gríbN
dative	gríbL	gríbaib	gríbaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• gríbda
• gríbach

Descendants

• Irish: gríobh
• Manx: greeu
• Scottish Gaelic: grib

Mutation

Mutation of gríb

radical	lenition	nasalization
gríb	gríb pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngríb

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language