grinne

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲɪɲə/
• (Cork, Kerry, Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟɾʲɪn̠ʲə/

Adjective

grinne

1. inflection of grinn:
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. nominative/vocative/dative/strong genitive plural
   3. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of grinne

radical	lenition	eclipsis
grinne	ghrinne	ngrinne

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

Old Irish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

grinne m

1. the point of a weapon

Inflection

Masculine io-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	grinne	grinneL	grinniL
vocative	grinni	grinneL	grinniu
accusative	grinneN	grinneL	grinniuH
genitive	grinniL	grinneL	grinneN
dative	grinniuL	grinnib	grinnib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Alternative forms

• grinde

Etymology 2

Noun

grinne f

1. Alternative form of grinde

Etymology 3

Noun

grinne m

1. Alternative form of grinde

Mutation

Mutation of grinne

radical	lenition	nasalization
grinne	grinne pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngrinne

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

Walloon

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʀɛ̃n/

Noun

grinne ? (plural grinnes)

1. seed