greamaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From greim, greama (grip, grasp, hold) + -igh.

Verb

greamaigh (present analytic greamaíonn, future analytic greamóidh, verbal noun greamú, past participle greamaithe)

  1. (transitive) attach, fix, fasten; make fast, secure
  2. (intransitive) become attached, adhere, stick (de (to))
  3. (transitive) grasp, seize; secure, obtain; grapple with
Conjugation
Derived terms

Adjective

greamaigh

  1. inflection of greamach (biting, inclined to bite):
    1. vocative and genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
greamaigh ghreamaigh ngreamaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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