glún
See also: glùn
Irish
Noun
glún f pl
- genitive plural of glúin
Noun
glún f (genitive singular glúine, nominative plural glúine)
- Alternative form of glúin
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
glún | ghlún | nglún |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *glūnos (dissimilated from earlier *gnūnos), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡluːn/
Noun
glún n (genitive glúne or glúnae, nominative plural glúne or glúnae)
- knee
Declension
Neuter s-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | glún | glúnN | glúneL, glúnaeL |
Vocative | glún | glúnN | glúneL, glúnaeL |
Accusative | glún | glúnN | glúneL, glúnaeL |
Genitive | glúneH, glúnaeH | glúneN, glúnaeN | glúneN, glúnaeN |
Dative | glúinL | glúinib | glúinib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants
- Irish: glúin
- Manx: glioon
- Scottish Gaelic: glùin
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
glún | glún pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ | nglún |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “glún” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.