grásta

== Irish == === Alternative forms === grásda (superseded) === Etymology === Originally the plural of grás, later reinterpreted as a singular. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɾˠɑːsˠt̪ˠə/, /ˈɡɾˠaːsˠt̪ˠə/ === Noun === grásta m (genitive singular grásta, nominative plural grásta) (theology) grace (free and undeserved favour) grásta cónaitheach ― habitual grace grásta naomhaithe ― sanctifying grace ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cathair na ngrást (“the courts of heaven”) faic na ngrást (“nothing whatever, nothing at all”) staid na ngrást (“state of grace”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “grása”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grásta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN