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

Mutated forms of gleann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gleann	ghleann	ngleann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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

• (Lewis, Harris) IPA^(key): /ɡ̥lãũn̪ˠ/
• (Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ɡ̥lɛun̪ˠ/

Noun

gleann m (genitive singular glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)

1. glen, valley

   Gleann Mòr na Sìthe ― the Great Valley of Peace

Mutation

Mutation of gleann

radical	lenition
gleann	ghleann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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