"gráin" meaning in Irish

See gráin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɾˠɑːnʲ/ [Connacht, Munster], /ɡɾˠaːnʲ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: From Old Irish gráin, from Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gràin. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|gráin}} Old Irish gráin, {{inh|ga|cel-pro|*gragnis|t=disgust}} Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”), {{cog|gd|gràin}} Scottish Gaelic gràin Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|gránach||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} gráin f (genitive singular gránach), {{ga-noun|f|gránach|-}} gráin f (genitive singular gránach) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: gránach [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [indefinite], gráin [indefinite, singular], vocative [indefinite], a ghráin [indefinite, singular], genitive [indefinite], gránach [indefinite, singular], dative [indefinite], gránaigh [archaic, dialectal, indefinite, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], nominative [definite], an ghráin [definite, singular], genitive [definite], na gránach [definite, singular], dative [definite], leis an ngráin [definite, singular], leis an ngránaigh [archaic, definite, dialectal, singular], don ghráin [definite, singular], don ghránaigh [archaic, definite, dialectal, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], gráin [error-unrecognized-form], ghráin [error-unrecognized-form], ngráin [error-unrecognized-form]
  1. hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gráin-ga-noun-yvGx24Az
  2. ugliness, disfigurement Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gráin-ga-noun-ydNbDSOi Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 31 34 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 32 35 32
  3. hatefulness, loathsomeness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gráin-ga-noun-ERBe0I-f Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 31 34 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 32 35 32
  4. fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-gráin-ga-noun-5j~lmhVh Disambiguation of Emotions: 20 20 20 40 Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 34 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 31 34 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 32 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gráinigh (english: to hate), gráiniúil (english: hateful, abhorrent) Related terms: gránna (english: ugly)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to hate",
      "word": "gráinigh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "hateful, abhorrent",
      "word": "gráiniúil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "gráin"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*gragnis",
        "t": "disgust"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "gràin"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic gràin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish gráin, from Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gràin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gránach",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a ghráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gránach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gránaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dialectal",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ghráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gránach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ngráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ngránaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "definite",
        "dialectal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ghráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ghránaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "definite",
        "dialectal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gráin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghráin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngráin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "-",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "gránach",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "gráin f (genitive singular gránach)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "gránach",
        "3": "-"
      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "ugly",
      "word": "gránna"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        {
          "english": "I detest them.",
          "text": "Tá an ghráin agam orthu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "hatred",
          "hatred"
        ],
        [
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          "detestation"
        ],
        [
          "abhorrence",
          "abhorrence"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "2 31 34 33",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "1 31 34 34",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 32 35 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Love is blind. (literally, “Love veils ugliness.”)",
          "text": "Folaíonn grá gráin. (proverb)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "ugliness",
          "ugliness"
        ],
        [
          "disfigurement",
          "disfigurement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "1 31 34 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 32 35 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hatefulness, loathsomeness"
      ],
      "id": "en-gráin-ga-noun-ERBe0I-f",
      "links": [
        [
          "hatefulness",
          "hatefulness"
        ],
        [
          "loathsomeness",
          "loathsomeness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 31 34 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 31 34 34",
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 32 35 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 20 20 40",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "ga:Emotions",
          "parents": [
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance"
      ],
      "id": "en-gráin-ga-noun-5j~lmhVh",
      "links": [
        [
          "fearfulness",
          "fearfulness"
        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɾˠɑːnʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɾˠaːnʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gráin"
}
{
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    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish feminine nouns",
    "Irish fifth-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Emotions"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to hate",
      "word": "gráinigh"
    },
    {
      "english": "hateful, abhorrent",
      "word": "gráiniúil"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "gráin"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish gráin",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*gragnis",
        "t": "disgust"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "gràin"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic gràin",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish gráin, from Proto-Celtic *gragnis (“disgust”). Compare Scottish Gaelic gràin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gránach",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vocative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a ghráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gránach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gránaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dialectal",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cln",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nominative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ghráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "genitive",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gránach",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dative",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ngráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ngránaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "definite",
        "dialectal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ghráin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ghránaigh",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "definite",
        "dialectal",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gráin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghráin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngráin",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "10": "",
        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
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        "4": "gránach",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "g3": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "gráin f (genitive singular gránach)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "ugly",
      "word": "gránna"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I detest them.",
          "text": "Tá an ghráin agam orthu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hatred (strong aversion), detestation, abhorrence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hatred",
          "hatred"
        ],
        [
          "detestation",
          "detestation"
        ],
        [
          "abhorrence",
          "abhorrence"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Love is blind. (literally, “Love veils ugliness.”)",
          "text": "Folaíonn grá gráin. (proverb)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ugliness, disfigurement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ugliness",
          "ugliness"
        ],
        [
          "disfigurement",
          "disfigurement"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hatefulness, loathsomeness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hatefulness",
          "hatefulness"
        ],
        [
          "loathsomeness",
          "loathsomeness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fearfulness, terror; ugly appearance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fearfulness",
          "fearfulness"
        ],
        [
          "terror",
          "terror"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɾˠɑːnʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɾˠaːnʲ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "gráin"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (df33d17 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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