greamaigh

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Middle Irish gremmaigid. By surface analysis, greim, greama (“grip, grasp, hold”) +‎ -igh. ==== Verb ==== greamaigh (present analytic greamaíonn, future analytic greamóidh, verbal noun greamú, past participle greamaithe) (transitive) to attach, affix, fasten (intransitive) to adhere, stick [with de ‘to’] (intransitive) to seize (bind or lock in position), seize up ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== greamaitheach (“sticky”, adjective) greamaitheacht f (“stickiness”) greamaitheoir m (“binder”) ==== Further reading ==== Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “greamuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 569; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “greamaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “greamaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “greamaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== greamaigh inflection of greamach (“biting, inclined to bite”): vocative/genitive singular masculine (archaic) dative singular feminine === Mutation === === References ===