glúin
See also: glùin
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Breton glin (“knee”), Scottish Gaelic glùin and Welsh glin (“knee”), and further English knee, Latin genū (“knee”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster, Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ɡl̪ˠuːnʲ/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ɡluːn/[1]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡlˠuːnʲ/, /ɡlˠuːnʲ/
Noun
editglúin f (genitive singular glúine, nominative plural glúine)
- knee
- Chuaigh sé ar a dhá ghlúin. ― He got down on his knees.
- Chuir sí a glúin fúithi. ― She got down on one knee.
- generation
- ó ghlúin go glúin ― from generation to generation
- an ghlúin atá anois ann ― the present generation
- step in series
- glúin staighre ― step of stairs
- (botany) node
Declension
editDeclension of glúin
Derived terms
editMutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
glúin | ghlúin | nglúin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 126
Old Irish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editglúin
Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
glúin | glúin pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
nglúin |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with usage examples
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