gléine
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
gléine f (genitive singular gléine, nominative plural gléiní)
- clearness, clarity, lucidity, transparence, brightness, brilliance, crispness, luminosity, sharpness, vibrancy, vividness
- resolution, definition (of image)
Declension edit
Declension of gléine
Derived terms edit
- ardghléine (“high definition”)
- gléineach (“clear, lucid, transparent”, adjective)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gléine | ghléine | ngléine |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gléine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gléine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gléine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.