gleann
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gleann m or f (genitive singular gleanna or glinne, nominative plural gleannta or glinnte))
Declension edit
As a masculine third-declension noun:
Declension of gleann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
Declension of gleann
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gleann | ghleann | ngleann |
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) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 23
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos. Cognate with Welsh glan (“brink, shore”) and Breton glann (“river bank”). Stokes compares Middle High German klinnen, Swiss German klänen (“to climb”), and Old Norse klunna (“cling to”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gleann m (genitive glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gleann | ghleann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gleann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN