grean

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish grïan (“gravel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/, /ɟɾʲanˠ/

Noun

grean m (genitive singular grin)

1. grit, gravel

Declension

Declension of grean (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative grean vocative a ghrin genitive grin dative grean forms with the definite article case singular nominative an grean genitive an ghrin dative leis an ngrean don ghrean

Derived terms

• greanach
• grean fuail

Verb

grean (present analytic greanann, future analytic greanfaidh, verbal noun greanadh, past participle greanta)

1. (transitive) hatch, engrave

Conjugation

conjugation of grean (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	greanaim	greanann tú; greanair†	greanann sé, sí	greanaimid	greanann sibh	greanann siad; greanaid†	a ghreanann; a ghreanas / a ngreanann*	greantar
	past	ghrean mé; ghreanas	ghrean tú; ghreanais	ghrean sé, sí	ghreanamar; ghrean muid	ghrean sibh; ghreanabhair	ghrean siad; ghreanadar	a ghrean / ar ghrean*	greanadh
	past habitual	ghreanainn / ngreanainn‡‡	ghreantá / ngreantᇇ	ghreanadh sé, sí / ngreanadh sé, s퇇	ghreanaimis; ghreanadh muid / ngreanaimis‡‡; ngreanadh muid‡‡	ghreanadh sibh / ngreanadh sibh‡‡	ghreanaidís; ghreanadh siad / ngreanaidís‡‡; ngreanadh siad‡‡	a ghreanadh / a ngreanadh*	ghreantaí / ngreanta퇇
future		greanfaidh mé; greanfad	greanfaidh tú; greanfair†	greanfaidh sé, sí	greanfaimid; greanfaidh muid	greanfaidh sibh	greanfaidh siad; greanfaid†	a ghreanfaidh; a ghreanfas / a ngreanfaidh*	greanfar
conditional		ghreanfainn / ngreanfainn‡‡	ghreanfá / ngreanfᇇ	ghreanfadh sé, sí / ngreanfadh sé, s퇇	ghreanfaimis; ghreanfadh muid / ngreanfaimis‡‡; ngreanfadh muid‡‡	ghreanfadh sibh / ngreanfadh sibh‡‡	ghreanfaidís; ghreanfadh siad / ngreanfaidís‡‡; ngreanfadh siad‡‡	a ghreanfadh / a ngreanfadh*	ghreanfaí / ngreanfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ngreana mé; go ngreanad†	go ngreana tú; go ngreanair†	go ngreana sé, sí	go ngreanaimid; go ngreana muid	go ngreana sibh	go ngreana siad; go ngreanaid†	—	go ngreantar
	past	dá ngreanainn	dá ngreantá	dá ngreanadh sé, sí	dá ngreanaimis; dá ngreanadh muid	dá ngreanadh sibh	dá ngreanaidís; dá ngreanadh siad	—	dá ngreantaí
imperative		greanaim	grean	greanadh sé, sí	greanaimis	greanaigí; greanaidh†	greanaidís	—	greantar
verbal noun		greanadh
past participle		greanta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Derived terms

• greanadóir
• greanchloch

Mutation

Mutated forms of grean

radical	lenition	eclipsis
grean	ghrean	ngrean

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) “grean”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “grean”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “grean”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024