graoisín

Irish

Noun

graoisín m (genitive singular graoisín, nominative plural graoisíní) (rare, derogatory)

1. ignoramus

   Synonyms: aineolaí, amadán, tuata, abhlóir

2. glutton

   Synonyms: sutha, amplóir, craosaire

Declension

Declension of graoisín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative graoisín graoisíní vocative a ghraoisín a ghraoisíní genitive graoisín graoisíní dative graoisín graoisíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an graoisín na graoisíní genitive an ghraoisín na ngraoisíní dative leis an ngraoisín don ghraoisín leis na graoisíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of graoisín

radical	lenition	eclipsis
graoisín	ghraoisín	ngraoisín

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) “graoisín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN