gleann

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɟlʲɑun̪ˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ɟlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
• (Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɟlʲan̪ˠ/

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

• Gleann Dá Loch
• Gleann Cholm Cille
• na Gleannta

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gleann	ghleann	ngleann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 42
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 23

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

• IPA^(key): /klaun̪ˠ/

Noun

gleann m (genitive glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)

1. glen, valley

   Gleann Mòr na Sìthe ― the Great Valley of Peace

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gleann	ghleann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gleann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN