gloiní

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡl̪ˠɪnʲiː/, /ˈɡlˠɪnʲiː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glainide (“made of glass”). By surface analysis, gloine (“glass”) +‎ -í (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

gloiní

1. glassy, vitreous, crystalline, clear

   Synonym: gloiniúil

Declension

Declension of gloiní

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	gloiní	ghloiní	gloiní; ghloiní2
vocative	ghloiní		gloiní
genitive		gloiní	gloiní	gloiní
dative	gloiní; ghloiní1	ghloiní	gloiní; ghloiní2
Comparative	níos gloiní
Superlative	is gloiní

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• gloiniúcha (Cois Fharraige)

Noun

gloiní

1. plural of gloine
2. glasses, spectacles

Mutation

Mutated forms of gloiní

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gloiní	ghloiní	ngloiní

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