gríofa
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gríbda, from gríb (“griffin”); synchronically, gríobh (“griffin”) + -dha.
Adjective
gríofa
Declension
Declension of gríofa
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | gríofa | ghríofa | gríofa; ghríofa² | |
| Vocative | ghríofa | gríofa | ||
| Genitive | gríofa | gríofa | gríofa | |
| Dative | gríofa; ghríofa¹ |
ghríofa | gríofa; ghríofa² | |
| Comparative | níos gríofa | |||
| Superlative | is gríofa | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Terms derived from gríofa
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gríofa | ghríofa | ngríofa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gríofa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gríbda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “gríofa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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