greim
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish greimm.
Pronunciation
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ɟɾʲiːmʲ/
Noun
greim m (genitive singular greama, nominative plural greamanna)
- grip, hold
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136:
- hug šē ǵŕīm eŕ.
- conventional orthography: Thug sé greim air.
- He took hold of him.
- conventional orthography: Thug sé greim air.
- hug šē ǵŕīm eŕ.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136:
- n̄ā tōŕ hū hēn fȳ jŕīm lē ēn ńī.
- conventional orthography: Ná tabhair thú féin faoi ghreim le aon ní.
- Do not put yourself under the hold of anything.
- conventional orthography: Ná tabhair thú féin faoi ghreim le aon ní.
- n̄ā tōŕ hū hēn fȳ jŕīm lē ēn ńī.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136:
- bite
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136:
- ȷ ī mē ǵŕīm rān.
- conventional orthography: D’ith mé greim arán.
- I ate a bite of bread.
- conventional orthography: D’ith mé greim arán.
- ȷ ī mē ǵŕīm rān.
- 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136:
- (sewing) stitch
Declension
Declension of greim
Third declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- bain greim as (“bite”, verb)
- gasghreim m (“stem stitch”)
- gearrghreamannach (“captious”, adjective)
- greamachán m (“holdfast; adhesive”)
- greamacht f (“graft”)
- greamaigh (“attach, fix, fasten; make fast, secure; become attached, adhere, stick; grasp, seize; secure, obtain; grapple with”, verb)
- greamaire m (“pliers”)
- greamán m (“grip, catch; clasp, clamp; adhesion”)
- greamannach (“biting, inclined to bite”, adjective)
- greim an tsiosúir m (“scissors hold”)
- greim dearnála m (“darning-stitch”)
- greim fáithime m (“hemstitch”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
greim | ghreim | ngreim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "greim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “greimm” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 136.
- Tomás de Bhaldraithe, 1975, The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 22.
- Entries containing “greim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “greim” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾeim/
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
greim | ghreim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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