greama

Irish

Adjective

greama

1. prehensile

   Synonym: inghreama

Noun

greama m sg

1. genitive singular of greim (“grip, grasp, hold; bite; stitch”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of greama

radical	lenition	eclipsis
greama	ghreama	ngreama

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) “greama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “prehensile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “greama”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm