gríodán

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of synonymous dríodar with assimilation to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡʲɾʲiːd̪ˠanˠ/[1]

Noun

gríodán m (genitive singular gríodáin)

  1. (Ulster) dregs, remains

Declension

Declension of gríodán (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative gríodán
vocative a ghríodáin
genitive gríodáin
dative gríodán
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an gríodán
genitive an ghríodáin
dative leis an ngríodán
don ghríodán

Derived terms

  • gríodán tobac (“dottle”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gríodán
radical lenition eclipsis
gríodán ghríodán ngríodán

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 434, page 140

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