glóir

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See also: glòir and glór

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glóir, from Latin glōria.

Alternative forms

Noun

glóir f (genitive singular glóire)

  1. glory
Declension
Declension of glóir (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative glóir
vocative a ghlóir
genitive glóire
dative glóir
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an ghlóir
genitive na glóire
dative leis an nglóir
don ghlóir

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

glóir m

  1. vocative/genitive singular of glór

Mutation

Mutated forms of glóir
radical lenition eclipsis
glóir ghlóir nglóir

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin glōria.

Alternative forms

Noun

glóir f

  1. glory
    Synonyms: adbchlos, áine, indocbál
Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative glóirL glóirL glóireH
vocative glóirL glóirL glóireH
accusative glóirN glóirL glóireH
genitive glóireH glóirL glóirN
dative glóirL glóraib glóraib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
  • Irish: glóir
  • Manx: gloyr
  • Scottish Gaelic: glòir

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

glóir

  1. inflection of glór:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative plural

Mutation

Mutation of glóir
radical lenition nasalization
glóir glóir
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		nglóir

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

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