gríobh

Irish

Alternative forms

• gríobhán

Etymology

From Old Irish gríb (“gyrfalcon, griffin, talon”) (compare Manx greeu), from Latin gryphus, from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲiːw/

Noun

gríobh f (genitive singular gríbhe, nominative plural gríobha)

1. griffin
2. talon
3. (figuratively) fierce warrior

Declension

Declension of gríobh (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gríobh gríobha vocative a ghríobh a ghríobha genitive gríbhe gríobh dative gríobh gríobha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghríobh na gríobha genitive na gríbhe na ngríobh dative leis an ngríobh don ghríobh leis na gríobha

Related terms

• gríobhach (“griffon-like; fierce, formidable”, adjective)
• gríofa (“griffon-like”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gríobh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gríobh	ghríobh	ngríobh

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gríobh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gríb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gríobh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gríobh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025