"grianán" meaning in Irish

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Noun

Etymology: From Old Irish gríanán, from earlier grénán. By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -án (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|gríanán}} Old Irish gríanán, {{surf|ga|grian|-án|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=sun}} By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -án (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|grianáin|||||||nominative plural|grianáin|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} grianán m (genitive singular grianáin, nominative plural grianáin), {{ga-noun|m|grianáin|grianáin}} grianán m (genitive singular grianáin, nominative plural grianáin) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: grianáin [genitive, singular], grianáin [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an grianán [definite, nominative, singular], na grianáin [definite, nominative, plural], an ghrianáin [definite, genitive, singular], na ngrianán [definite, genitive, plural], leis an ngrianán [dative, definite, singular], don ghrianán [dative, definite, singular], leis na grianáin [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], grianán [error-unrecognized-form], ghrianán [lenition], ngrianán [eclipsis]
  1. (historical) solar (sunny upstairs room) Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-grianán-ga-noun-1u7m9GrY Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -án, Rooms Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 24 37 31 7 Disambiguation of Rooms: 47 11 32 11
  2. sunroom, conservatory Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grianán-ga-noun-6eBwIc85 Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -án Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 24 37 31 7
  3. person with a sunny disposition Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grianán-ga-noun-MstBvyRS Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Irish terms suffixed with -án, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 26 27 43 4 Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -án: 24 37 31 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 19 49 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 79 6
  4. darling Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grianán-ga-noun--2Cb3N7O
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Ó Grianáin
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    [
      "gríanán",
      "gríanán#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "grénán",
      "grénán#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "grian",
      "grian#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "-án",
      "-án#Irish"
    ]
  ],
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        "2": "sga",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "grian",
        "3": "-án",
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        "t1": "sun"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish gríanán, from earlier grénán. By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -án (diminutive suffix).",
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    {
      "form": "grianáin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grianáin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an grianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na grianáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ghrianáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na ngrianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ngrianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ghrianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na grianáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grianán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghrianán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngrianán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "grianáin",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "grianáin",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "grianán m (genitive singular grianáin, nominative plural grianáin)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "grianáin",
        "3": "grianáin"
      },
      "expansion": "grianán m (genitive singular grianáin, nominative plural grianáin)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Ó Grianáin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 31 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "47 11 32 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ga",
          "name": "Rooms",
          "orig": "ga:Rooms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "solar (sunny upstairs room)"
      ],
      "id": "en-grianán-ga-noun-1u7m9GrY",
      "links": [
        [
          "solar",
          "solar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) solar (sunny upstairs room)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 31 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sunroom, conservatory"
      ],
      "id": "en-grianán-ga-noun-6eBwIc85",
      "links": [
        [
          "sunroom",
          "sunroom"
        ],
        [
          "conservatory",
          "conservatory"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "26 27 43 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 37 31 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 19 49 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 8 79 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person with a sunny disposition"
      ],
      "id": "en-grianán-ga-noun-MstBvyRS",
      "links": [
        [
          "sunny",
          "sunny"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "darling"
      ],
      "id": "en-grianán-ga-noun--2Cb3N7O",
      "links": [
        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grianán"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Irish endearing terms",
    "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Irish first-declension nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish masculine nouns",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Irish terms suffixed with -án",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ga:Rooms"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "gríanán",
      "gríanán#Old_Irish"
    ],
    [
      "grénán",
      "grénán#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "grian",
      "grian#Irish"
    ],
    [
      "-án",
      "-án#Irish"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "gríanán"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish gríanán",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "grian",
        "3": "-án",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "sun"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -án (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish gríanán, from earlier grénán. By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) + -án (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grianáin",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grianáin",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an grianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na grianáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an ghrianáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na ngrianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an ngrianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don ghrianán",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na grianáin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grianán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghrianán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngrianán",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
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        "14": "",
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        "8": "",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "grianán m (genitive singular grianáin, nominative plural grianáin)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "Ó Grianáin"
    }
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      "categories": [
        "Irish terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "solar (sunny upstairs room)"
      ],
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        [
          "solar",
          "solar"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sunny",
          "sunny"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "darling"
      ],
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        [
          "darling",
          "darling"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "grianán"
}

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