gríodán

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of synonymous dríodar with assimilation to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲɾʲiːd̪ˠanˠ/

Noun

gríodán m (genitive singular gríodáin)

1. (Ulster) dregs, remains

Declension

Declension of gríodán (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gríodán vocative a ghríodáin genitive gríodáin dative gríodán forms with the definite article case singular nominative an gríodán genitive an ghríodáin dative leis an ngríodán don ghríodán

Derived terms

• gríodán tobac (“dottle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gríodán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gríodán	ghríodán	ngríodán

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gríodán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 384
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gríodán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN