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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish glúais, from Old Irish glúas (“gloss, commentary, explanation”), from Late Latin glōssa (“gloss”), from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue, language, an obsolete or foreign word requiring explanation”).
Noun
gluais f (genitive singular gluaise, nominative plural gluaiseanna)
- comment, remark
- gloss
- glossary
- movement
- (obsolete) device, contrivance (mechanical device to perform a certain task)
- Synonyms: gaireas, gléas
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Irish glúasid (“moves, stirs, sets in motion; incites, influences; proceeds, moves, goes”).
Verb
gluais (present analytic gluaiseann, future analytic gluaisfidh, verbal noun gluaiseacht, past participle gluaiste)
- move
- proceed
- derive from
- pass
- set out
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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gluaisim
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gluaiseann tú; gluaisir†
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gluaiseann sé, sí
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gluaisimid
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gluaiseann sibh
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gluaiseann siad; gluaisid†
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a ghluaiseann; a ghluaiseas / a ngluaiseann*; a ngluaiseas*
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gluaistear
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past
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ghluais mé; ghluaiseas
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ghluais tú; ghluaisis
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ghluais sé, sí
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ghluaiseamar; ghluais muid
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ghluais sibh; ghluaiseabhair
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ghluais siad; ghluaiseadar
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a ghluais / ar ghluais*
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gluaiseadh
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past habitual
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ghluaisinn / ngluaisinn‡‡
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ghluaisteá / ngluaisteᇇ
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ghluaiseadh sé, sí / ngluaiseadh sé, s퇇
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ghluaisimis; ghluaiseadh muid / ngluaisimis‡‡; ngluaiseadh muid‡‡
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ghluaiseadh sibh / ngluaiseadh sibh‡‡
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ghluaisidís; ghluaiseadh siad / ngluaisidís‡‡; ngluaiseadh siad‡‡
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a ghluaiseadh / a ngluaiseadh*
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ghluaistí / ngluaist퇇
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future
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gluaisfidh mé; gluaisfead
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gluaisfidh tú; gluaisfir†
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gluaisfidh sé, sí
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gluaisfimid; gluaisfidh muid
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gluaisfidh sibh
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gluaisfidh siad; gluaisfid†
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a ghluaisfidh; a ghluaisfeas / a ngluaisfidh*; a ngluaisfeas*
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gluaisfear
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conditional
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ghluaisfinn / ngluaisfinn‡‡
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ghluaisfeá / ngluaisfeᇇ
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ghluaisfeadh sé, sí / ngluaisfeadh sé, s퇇
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ghluaisfimis; ghluaisfeadh muid / ngluaisfimis‡‡; ngluaisfeadh muid‡‡
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ghluaisfeadh sibh / ngluaisfeadh sibh‡‡
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ghluaisfidís; ghluaisfeadh siad / ngluaisfidís‡‡; ngluaisfeadh siad‡‡
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a ghluaisfeadh / a ngluaisfeadh*
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ghluaisfí / ngluaisf퇇
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subjunctive
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present
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go ngluaise mé; go ngluaisead†
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go ngluaise tú; go ngluaisir†
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go ngluaise sé, sí
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go ngluaisimid; go ngluaise muid
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go ngluaise sibh
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go ngluaise siad; go ngluaisid†
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—
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go ngluaistear
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past
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dá ngluaisinn
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dá ngluaisteá
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dá ngluaiseadh sé, sí
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dá ngluaisimis; dá ngluaiseadh muid
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dá ngluaiseadh sibh
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dá ngluaisidís; dá ngluaiseadh siad
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dá ngluaistí
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imperative
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gluaisim
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gluais
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gluaiseadh sé, sí
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gluaisimis
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gluaisigí; gluaisidh†
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gluaisidís
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—
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gluaistear
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verbal noun
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gluaiseacht
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past participle
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gluaiste
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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gluais
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ghluais
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ngluais
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish glúasid (“move, proceed”).
Verb
gluais (past ghluais, future gluaisidh, verbal noun gluasad, past participle gluaiste)
- move
- affect
Derived terms