gleann
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟlʲɑun̪ˠ/[1]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ɟlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɟlʲan̪ˠ/[2]
Noun
editgleann m or f (genitive singular gleanna or glinne, nominative plural gleannta or glinnte)
Declension
editAs 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
editMutation
editIrish 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. |
References
edit- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 201, page 101
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 107, page 42
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editgleann m (genitive glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)
Mutation
editScottish 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
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