glenn

See also: Glenn

Old Irish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *glendos (compare Welsh glyn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲlʲen͈/

Noun

glenn n (genitive glinne, nominative plural glinne)

1. valley

Declension

Neuter s-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	glennN	glennN	glinneL
Vocative	glennN	glennN	glinneL
Accusative	glennN	glennN	glinneL
Genitive	glinneL	glinne	glinneN
Dative	glinnL	glinnib	glinnib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: gleann
• Manx: glion
• Scottish Gaelic: gleann

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲlʲen͈ʲ/

Verb

·glenn

1. Alternative spelling of ·gleinn

Mutation

Mutation of glenn

radical	lenition	nasalization
(·)glenn	(·)glenn pronounced with /-ɣ(ʲ)-/	(·)nglenn

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

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “glenn”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language