grósaeir

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English grocer, from Old French grossier (“wholesaler”).

Noun

grósaeir m (genitive singular grósaera, nominative plural grósaeirí)

1. grocer

Declension

Declension of grósaeir

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative grósaeir grósaeirí Vocative a ghrósaeir a ghrósaeirí Genitive grósaera grósaeirí Dative grósaeir grósaeirí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an grósaeir na grósaeirí Genitive an ghrósaera na ngrósaeirí Dative leis an ngrósaeir don ghrósaeir leis na grósaeirí

Derived terms

• grósaeireacht f (“grocery”)
• siopa grósaera m (“grocer's, grocery shop”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “grósaeir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN