Glenn Dá Locha

Old Irish

Glenn Dá Locha

Etymology

From glenn (“valley”) +‎ dá (“two”) +‎ loch (“lake”), literally “Valley of the Two Lakes”.

Proper noun

Glenn Dá Locha n (genitive Glinne Dá Locha)

1. Glendalough (a valley in County Wicklow, Ireland), best known for its monastery associated with St. Kevin.

Inflection

Neuter s-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Glenn Dá Locha	—	—
Vocative	Glenn Dá Locha	—	—
Accusative	Glenn Dá Locha	—	—
Genitive	Glinne Dá Locha	—	—
Dative	Glinn Dá Locha	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Glenn Dá Locha
  • Irish: Gleann Dá Loch
    • → English: Glendalough

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Glenn Dá Locha	Glenn Dá Locha pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	nGlenn Dá Locha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.