greamach
Irish
Adjective
greamach (genitive singular masculine greamaigh, genitive singular feminine greamaí, plural greamacha, comparative greamaí)
- Alternative form of greamannach (“biting, inclined to bite”)
Declension
Declension of greamach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | greamach | ghreamach | greamacha; ghreamacha² | |
| Vocative | ghreamaigh | greamacha | ||
| Genitive | greamaí | greamacha | greamach | |
| Dative | greamach; ghreamach¹ |
ghreamach; ghreamaigh (archaic) |
greamacha; ghreamacha² | |
| Comparative | níos greamaí | |||
| Superlative | is greamaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| greamach | ghreamach | ngreamach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "greamach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “greamach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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