glan

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).

Adjective

glan

1. pure

Mutation

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/ (as if spelled glán)
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡlˠanˠ/, /ɡl̪ˠan̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).

Adjective

glan (genitive singular masculine glain, genitive singular feminine glaine, plural glana, comparative glaine)

1. clean
2. clear

Declension

Archaic declension

Derived terms

• spéirghlan

Etymology 2

From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from the adjective.

Verb

glan (present analytic glanann, future analytic glanfaidh, verbal noun glanadh, past participle glanta)

1. clean

Conjugation

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

References

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *glanos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlan/

Adjective

glan

1. clean
2. pure
3. clear

Inflection

Derived terms

• glanaid

Descendants

• Irish: glan
• Scottish Gaelic: glan

Verb

·glan

1. third-person singular preterite conjunct of glanaid

glan

1. second-person singular imperative of glanaid

Mutation

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “glan”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *glěnь. First attested in the end of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ɡlʲaːn/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ɡlʲɒn/

Noun

glan m ?

1. dirt, filth
   • 1968 [End of the 15th century], Roman Laskowski, Józef Reczek, editors, Glosy polskie rękopisu Sermones de tempore et de sanctis nr. XV 32 Biblioteki OO. Dominikanów w Krakowie z drugiej połowy XV wieku‎, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, page 73:

     Sed, heu, multi sunt peccatores, qui se abscondunt in squalore, w glanye, immundicie

     [Sed, heu, multi sunt peccatores, qui se abscondunt in squalore, w glanie, immundicie]

Descendants

• Polish: glon

Further reading

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “glan”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

glany

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

From glanc with a semantic shift of shine to boots polished to a shine to bovver boot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlan/

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• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: glan

Noun

glan m inan

1. bovver boot

Declension

References

Further reading

• glan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• glan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).

Adjective

glan (comparative glaine)

1. clean
2. pure
3. fine, grand, sheer

Etymology 2

From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from glan.

Verb

glan (past ghlan, future glanaidh, verbal noun glanadh, past participle glante)

1. clean, purify
2. purge, refine
3. weed

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh glann, from Proto-Brythonic *glann, from Proto-Celtic *glannos; see *glendos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlan/

Noun

glan f (plural glannau or glennydd)

1. bank, shore

Derived terms

• glanio (“to come ashore, to land”)
• Glannau Dyfrdwy (“Deeside”)
• Glannau Merswy (“Merseyside”)
• lan (“up(ward)”)
• marchrawn y glennydd (“shore horsetails”)
• torlan (“undercut riverbank, dyke”)

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glan”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies