gleann
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos.
Pronunciation
Declension
As a masculine third-declension noun:
Declension of gleann
Third declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
Declension of gleann
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gleann | ghleann | ngleann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 23
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /klaun̪ˠ/
Noun
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gleann | ghleann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gleann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
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