gionach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping; greed, voracity”), from giun (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”). === Adjective === gionach (genitive singular masculine gionaigh, genitive singular feminine gionaí, plural gionacha, comparative gionaí) open-mouthed greedy, voracious ==== Declension ==== === Noun === gionach f (genitive singular gionaí) ravenous hunger; greed, voracity ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gionach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ginach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish ginach, ginech, genech, genach (“greedy, gaping”), from giun (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“cheek, jaw, chin”). Compare Welsh gen (“cheek, chin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʲinəx/ === Adjective === gionach (genitive singular feminine giniche, comparative nas giniche, superlative as giniche) greedy, avaricious, gluttonous ravenous, voracious, avid, keen leughadair gionach ― an avid reader appetised ambitious keen ==== Synonyms ==== (greedy): sanntach (ravenous): craosach (ambitious): dian-thograch === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “gionach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ginach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language