Graonlainn
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Grœnland, from grœnn (“green”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun[edit]
An Ghraonlainn f (genitive na Graonlainne)
- Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Graonlainn
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- Graonlannach (“Greenlandic”, adjective)
- Graonlannach m (“Greenlander”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Graonlainn | Ghraonlainn | nGraonlainn |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- “Greenland”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “Graonlainn” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.