greamannach

Irish

Alternative forms

• greamach

Etymology

From greim, greamanna (“grip, grasp, hold”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

greamannach (genitive singular masculine greamannaigh, genitive singular feminine greamannaí, plural greamannacha, comparative greamannaí)

1. biting, inclined to bite
2. sticky

Declension

Declension of greamannach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	greamannach	ghreamannach	greamannacha; ghreamannacha2
vocative	ghreamannaigh		greamannacha
genitive		greamannaí	greamannacha	greamannach
dative	greamannach; ghreamannach1	ghreamannach; ghreamannaigh (archaic)	greamannacha; ghreamannacha2
Comparative	níos greamannaí
Superlative	is greamannaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• nóta greamach m (“Post-it note”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of greamannach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
greamannach	ghreamannach	ngreamannach

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) “greamannach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “greamannach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm