glóir
See also: glòir and glór
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ɡlˠoːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ɡlˠɔːɾʲ/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish glóir, from Latin glōria.
Alternative forms
- glóire
Noun
glóir f (genitive singular glóire)
- glory
Declension
Declension of glóir
Second declension
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
glóir m
- vocative/genitive singular of glór
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| glóir | ghlóir | nglóir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “glóir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “glóir” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “glóir” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡloːrʲ/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin glōria.
Alternative forms
- glór
Noun
glóir f
- glory
- Synonyms: adbchlos, áine, indocbál
Inflection
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | glóirL | glóirL | glóireH |
| Vocative | glóirL | glóirL | glóireH |
| Accusative | glóirN | glóirL | glóireH |
| Genitive | glóireH | glóirL | glóirN |
| Dative | glóirL | glóraib | glóraib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: glóir
- Manx: gloyr
- Scottish Gaelic: glòir
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 glóir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
glóir
- inflection of glór:
- vocative/genitive singular
- nominative plural
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| glóir | glóir pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | nglóir |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||