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grian.

sun

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɟɾʲiən̪ˠ//ɟɾʲiənˠ/
  1. sun

    feminine
  2. paragon

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *greinā.

noun/ɟɾʲiən̪ˠ//ɟɾʲiənˠ/
  1. alternative form of grean (“gravel, grit; coarse sand”)

    alt-of · alternative · masculine
  2. bottom (of sea, lake, river)

    masculine
  3. earth, ground, land

    masculine
  4. surface

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish grïan.

verb/ɟɾʲiən̪ˠ//ɟɾʲiənˠ/
  1. to sun (expose to the warmth and radiation of the sun)

    transitive
  2. to solarize (subject to solarization)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish grían (“sun”), from Proto-Celtic *greinā.

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