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

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

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

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
glóir ghlóir nglóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
glóir glóir
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		nglóir
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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