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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɟlʲɑun̪ˠ/[1]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ɟlʲɑːn̪ˠ/[2]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ɟlʲan̪ˠ/[3]
Noun
[edit]gleann m or f (genitive singular gleanna or glinne, nominative plural gleannta or glinnte)
Declension
[edit]As a masculine third-declension noun:
Declension of gleann
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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As a feminine second-declension noun:
Declension of gleann
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gleann | ghleann | ngleann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 201, page 101
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 134
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 107, page 42
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]gleann m (genitive singular glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gleann | ghleann |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
Further reading
[edit]- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gleann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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