gleann

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos.

Pronunciation

Noun

gleann m or f (genitive singular gleanna or glinne, nominative plural gleannta or glinnte)

  1. glen, valley

Declension

As a masculine third-declension noun:

Declension of gleann (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gleann gleannta
vocative a ghleann a ghleannta
genitive gleanna gleannta
dative gleann gleannta
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gleann na gleannta
genitive an ghleanna na ngleannta
dative leis an ngleann
don ghleann 		leis na gleannta

As a feminine second-declension noun:

Declension of gleann (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gleann glinnte
vocative a ghleann a ghlinnte
genitive glinne glinnte
dative gleann
glinn (archaic, dialectal) 		glinnte
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an ghleann na glinnte
genitive na glinne na nglinnte
dative leis an ngleann
leis an nglinn (archaic, dialectal)
don ghleann
don ghlinn (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na glinnte

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gleann
radical lenition eclipsis
gleann ghleann ngleann

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 201, page 101
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 134
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 107, page 42

Further reading

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

Noun

gleann m (genitive singular glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)

  1. glen, valley
    Gleann Mòr na Sìthe ― the Great Valley of Peace

Mutation

Mutation of gleann
radical lenition
gleann ghleann

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

References

  1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gleann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN
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