greama
Irish
Adjective
greama
- prehensile
- Synonym: inghreama
Noun
greama m sg
- genitive singular of greim (“grip, grasp, hold; bite; stitch”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| greama | ghreama | ngreama |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “greama”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “prehensile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “greama”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm