greann

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲɑun̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟɾʲan̪ˠ/

From Old Irish grenn (“mirth, fun, humour, affection”).

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

1. fun, humour; mirth, pleasantry; joking, jesting
2. love, affection

• fear grinn (“clown”)
• greannán (“comic”)
• greannmhar² (“funny”)
• greannúil (“funny”)
• míghreann (“discord”)

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

greann m (genitive singular grinn)

1. bristly hair or beard
2. bristling, ruffled, irritated appearance

• greann cogaidh, greann gaisce (“bristling war-weapons”)
• greannach, greannmhar² (“hairy, bristly; bristling, ruffled, irritated; rough, combative; challenging, defiant; irritating”)

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 grend ‘beard, hair’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “grenn ‘mirth, fun’”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “greann”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “greann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21

From Old Irish grend (“beard, hair, bristles”).

greann m (genitive singular grinn, plural greannan)

1. bristling hair
2. fierce look; frown, scowl

• greannach
• greannaich