greann

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish grenn (“mirth, fun, humour, affection”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

  1. fun, humour; mirth, pleasantry; joking, jesting
  2. love, affection
Declension
Derived terms
  • fear grinn (“clown”)
  • greannán (“comic”)
  • greannmhar2, greannúil (“funny; loving, amiable”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

Noun

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

  1. bristly hair or beard
  2. bristling, ruffled, irritated appearance
Declension
Derived terms
  • greann cogaidh, greann gaisce (“bristling war-weapons”)
  • greannach, greannmhar2 (“hairy, bristly; bristling, ruffled, irritated; rough, combative; challenging, defiant; irritating”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
greann ghreann ngreann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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