grian-

See also: grian, grían, griən, and gri͡an

Irish

Etymology

From grian (“sun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟɾʲiənʲ]

Prefix

grian-

1. solar

   Synonym: na gréine

Derived terms

Irish terms prefixed with grian-

Mutation

Mutated forms of grian-

radical	lenition	eclipsis
grian-	ghrian-	ngrian-

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) “grian-”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “solar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024