gléine

Irish

Alternative forms

gléineacht

Etymology

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Noun

gléine f (genitive singular gléine, nominative plural gléiní)

clearness, clarity, lucidity, transparence, brightness, brilliance, crispness, luminosity, sharpness, vibrancy, vividness
resolution, definition (of image)

Declension

Declension of gléine

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gléine	gléiní
Vocative	a ghléine	a ghléiní
Genitive	gléine	gléiní
Dative	gléine	gléiní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghléine	na gléiní
Genitive	na gléine	na ngléiní
Dative	leis an ngléine don ghléine	leis na gléiní

Derived terms

ardghléine (“high definition”)
gléineach (“clear, lucid, transparent”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gléine	ghléine	ngléine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gléine”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “gléine” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gléine” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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