grianán

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish gríanán, from earlier grénán. By surface analysis, grian (“sun”) +‎ -án (diminutive suffix). === Noun === grianán m (genitive singular grianáin, nominative plural grianáin) (historical) solar (sunny upstairs room) sunroom, conservatory person with a sunny disposition darling ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Ó Grianáin === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “grianán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gríanán”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language