griog

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

griog m (genitive singular grioga, nominative plural grioganna)

1. slight, irritating, pain

Declension

Declension of griog

Third declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative griog grioganna Vocative a ghriog a ghrioganna Genitive grioga grioganna Dative griog grioganna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an griog na grioganna Genitive an ghrioga na ngrioganna Dative leis an ngriog don ghriog leis na grioganna

Verb

griog (present analytic griogann, future analytic griogfaidh, verbal noun griogadh, past participle griogtha)

1. (transitive) tease, tantalize; irritate, annoy
2. (transitive) titillate, excite; incite

Conjugation

conjugation of griog (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	griogaim	griogann tú; griogair†	griogann sé, sí	griogaimid	griogann sibh	griogann siad; griogaid†	a ghriogann; a ghriogas / a ngriogann*; a ngriogas*	griogtar
	past	ghriog mé; ghriogas	ghriog tú; ghriogais	ghriog sé, sí	ghriogamar; ghriog muid	ghriog sibh; ghriogabhair	ghriog siad; ghriogadar	a ghriog / ar ghriog*	griogadh
	past habitual	ghriogainn / ngriogainn‡‡	ghriogtá / ngriogtᇇ	ghriogadh sé, sí / ngriogadh sé, s퇇	ghriogaimis; ghriogadh muid / ngriogaimis‡‡; ngriogadh muid‡‡	ghriogadh sibh / ngriogadh sibh‡‡	ghriogaidís; ghriogadh siad / ngriogaidís‡‡; ngriogadh siad‡‡	a ghriogadh / a ngriogadh*	ghriogtaí / ngriogta퇇
future		griogfaidh mé; griogfad	griogfaidh tú; griogfair†	griogfaidh sé, sí	griogfaimid; griogfaidh muid	griogfaidh sibh	griogfaidh siad; griogfaid†	a ghriogfaidh; a ghriogfas / a ngriogfaidh*; a ngriogfas*	griogfar
conditional		ghriogfainn / ngriogfainn‡‡	ghriogfá / ngriogfᇇ	ghriogfadh sé, sí / ngriogfadh sé, s퇇	ghriogfaimis; ghriogfadh muid / ngriogfaimis‡‡; ngriogfadh muid‡‡	ghriogfadh sibh / ngriogfadh sibh‡‡	ghriogfaidís; ghriogfadh siad / ngriogfaidís‡‡; ngriogfadh siad‡‡	a ghriogfadh / a ngriogfadh*	ghriogfaí / ngriogfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ngrioga mé; go ngriogad†	go ngrioga tú; go ngriogair†	go ngrioga sé, sí	go ngriogaimid; go ngrioga muid	go ngrioga sibh	go ngrioga siad; go ngriogaid†	—	go ngriogtar
	past	dá ngriogainn	dá ngriogtá	dá ngriogadh sé, sí	dá ngriogaimis; dá ngriogadh muid	dá ngriogadh sibh	dá ngriogaidís; dá ngriogadh siad	—	dá ngriogtaí
imperative		griogaim	griog	griogadh sé, sí	griogaimis	griogaigí; griogaidh†	griogaidís	—	griogtar
verbal noun		griogadh
past participle		griogtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Alternative forms

• driog

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
griog	ghriog	ngriog
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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