glic

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish glicc, from Proto-Celtic *glikkis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟlʲɪc/

Adjective

glic (genitive singular feminine glice, plural glice, comparative glice)

1. sly, cunning, shrewd

Declension

Declension of glic

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	glic	ghlic	glice; ghlice2
vocative	ghlic		glice
genitive		glice	glice	glic
dative	glic; ghlic1	ghlic	glice; ghlice2
Comparative	níos glice
Superlative	is glice

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• gliceas
• gliocacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of glic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
glic	ghlic	nglic

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) “glic”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old French

Noun

glic oblique singular, m (nominative singular glis)

1. gleek (card game)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish glicc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kliçc/

Adjective

glic (comparative glice)

1. wise, prudent, sage, sound
2. clever, shrewd
3. sensible

Declension

Declension of glic (type II adjective)

	masculine	feminine	plural
nominative	glic	ghlic	glice
genitive	ghlic	glice	glice
dative	glic	ghlic	glice
vocative	ghlic	ghlic	glice

Derived terms

• mì-ghlic

Related terms

• gliocas

Mutation

Mutation of glic

radical	lenition
glic	ghlic

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