grúac

Old Irish

Etymology

Noun

grúac f

  1. hair (of the head)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • grúacach (“hairy, long-haired, long-maned”)
  • grúacach m (“a goblin, a wight, an enchanter”)
  • grúacach (“wizard-like, wise”)
  • gruacamail (“long-haired”)

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
grúac grúac
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		 ngrúac
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “grúac” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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