glenn

See also: Glenn

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *glendos (compare Welsh glyn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲlʲen͈/

Noun

glenn n (genitive glinne, nominative plural glinne)

1. valley

Declension

Neuter s-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	glennN	glennN	glinneL
vocative	glennN	glennN	glinneL
accusative	glennN	glennN	glinneL
genitive	glinneL	glinne	glinneN
dative	glinnL	glinnib	glinnib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: gleann
• Manx: glion
• Scottish Gaelic: gleann

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲlʲen͈ʲ/

Verb

·glenn

1. Alternative spelling of ·gleinn

Mutation

Mutation of glenn

radical	lenition	nasalization
(·)glenn	(·)glenn pronounced with /-ɣ(ʲ)-/	(·)nglenn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “glenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language