graeipe

Irish

Alternative forms

• graeip, grápa, grápán

Etymology

From Scots graip, from Old English grāp (“grip, grasp”) and/or *grǣpe (“grasping”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic gràpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾˠeːpʲə/

Noun

graeipe f (genitive singular graeipe, nominative plural graeipí)

1. graip, dungfork

Declension

Declension of graeipe (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative graeipe graeipí vocative a ghraeipe a ghraeipí genitive graeipe graeipí dative graeipe graeipí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ghraeipe na graeipí genitive na graeipe na ngraeipí dative leis an ngraeipe don ghraeipe leis na graeipí

Mutation

Mutated forms of graeipe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
graeipe	ghraeipe	ngraeipe

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) “grápa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 381
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “graeipe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN