Gréigis
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an Ghréig (“Greece”) + -is.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Gréigis f (genitive Gréigise)
- the Greek language
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gréigis
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- Sean-Ghréigis f (“Ancient Greek”)
- aibítir na Gréigise f (“Greek alphabet”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gréigis | Ghréigis | nGréigis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gréigis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Gréigis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gréigis” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 22