"Grúite"

pog it · 2010-02-15 20:50:20

I heard Sean Bán saying something in reference to a footballer that sounded really like 'Grúite'. He just said 'tá sé grúite' and I can't find the meaning of it.. I've looked up both 'gnúigh/gnúite' and grúigh/grúite'. The closest I got was 'crúite', but it was definitely a 'Gr' sound.. Would cr at start of a word ever be…

15-02-2010 09:50PM

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I heard Sean Bán saying something in reference to a footballer that sounded really like 'Grúite'. He just said 'tá sé grúite' and I can't find the meaning of it.. I've looked up both 'gnúigh/gnúite' and grúigh/grúite'.

The closest I got was 'crúite', but it was definitely a 'Gr' sound..
Would cr at start of a word ever be pronounced with a gr sound in Conamara or does this word mean something else?

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#2 16-02-2010 03:18PM

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You heard right, pog it. It stems from "gnóthaigh" , to win or achieve.

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#3 27-02-2010 11:33PM

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Thanks so much! Brón orm ach ní raibh an seans agam breathnú air seo níos luaithe!

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#4 28-02-2010 09:39PM

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I heard a word used today on Tg4, thought it was like grúite, but in the context I think he meant 'fired up'?

Or maybe I'm mixing up words here!

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