Manx edit

Etymology edit

From Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic *gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Irish glúin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɡlʲuːnʲ], [lʲuːᵈnʲ]

Noun edit

glioon f (genitive singular gliooney, plural glioonyn)

  1. knee
  2. joint

Mutation edit

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
glioon ghlioon nglioon
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.