grafadh

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

1. (act of) grubbing, hoeing
2. grubbed land
3. Alternative form of grafán (“(grubbing-) hoe; grub-axe, scuffle-hoe”)

Derived terms

• grafadh dóite (“(moor)land scorched and grubbed for tillage”)

Etymology 2

Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

1. verbal noun of graf

Declension

Declension of grafadh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative grafadh vocative a ghrafadh genitive grafa dative grafadh forms with the definite article singular nominative an grafadh genitive an ghrafa dative leis an ngrafadh don ghrafadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of grafadh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
grafadh	ghrafadh	ngrafadh

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grafadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN