gruamach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From gruaim +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾuəməx/

Adjective

gruamach (genitive singular masculine gruamaich, comparative gruamaiche)

1. sulky, sour, peevish, surly, moody

   Synonyms: crosta, dranndanach

   Tha mo mhac gruamach an-dràsta. ― My son is sulky just now.

2. gloomy, morose, sad, depressed, sullen, glum
3. bleak, forbidding, glowering, grim
4. sober, somber, stern
5. jaundiced

Declension

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	gruamach	ghruamach	ghruamach
Vocative	ghruamaich	ghruamach	ghruamach
Genitive	ghruamaich	ghruamaich/gruamaiche	gruamach
Dative	ghruamach	ghruamaich	gruamach

Mutation

Mutation of gruamach

radical	lenition
gruamach	ghruamach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.