gráin

See also: grain, gràin, and gräin

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gráin, from Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gràin.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠɑːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡɾˠaːnʲ/

Noun

gráin f (genitive singular gránach)

1. hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence

   Tá an ghráin agam orthu. ― I detest them.

2. ugliness, disfigurement

   Folaíonn grá gráin. (proverb) ― Love is blind. (literally, “Love veils ugliness.”)

3. hatefulness, loathsomeness
4. fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance

Declension

Declension of gráin (fifth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative gráin vocative a ghráin genitive gránach dative gráin gránaigh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an ghráin genitive na gránach dative leis an ngráin leis an ngránaigh (archaic, dialectal) don ghráin don ghránaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

• gráinigh (“to hate”)
• gráiniúil (“hateful, abhorrent”)

 

Related terms

• gránna (“ugly”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gráin

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gráin	ghráin	ngráin

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gráin”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “gráin”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 380
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gráin”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21