grafadh

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

  1. (act of) grubbing, hoeing
  2. grubbed land
  3. alternative form of grafán (“(grubbing-) hoe; grub-axe, scuffle-hoe”)
Derived terms
  • grafadh dóite (“(moor)land scorched and grubbed for tillage”)

Etymology 2

Noun

grafadh m (genitive singular grafa)

  1. verbal noun of graf

Declension

Declension of grafadh (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative grafadh
vocative a ghrafadh
genitive grafa
dative grafadh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an grafadh
genitive an ghrafa
dative leis an ngrafadh
don ghrafadh

Mutation

Mutated forms of grafadh
radical lenition eclipsis
grafadh ghrafadh ngrafadh

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

References

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