glóir

See also: glòir and glór

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɡlˠoːɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡlˠɔːɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glóir, from Latin glōria.

Alternative forms

• glóire

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “glóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “glóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloːrʲ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin glōria.

Alternative forms

• glór

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

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 glóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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.