gleann
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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[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. |
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[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
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