glân

See also: glan and Glan

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh glan, from Proto-Brythonic *glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”). Doublet of glas (“blue”), arsenig (“arsenic”), and clorin (“chlorine”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlaːn/
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

glân (feminine singular glân, plural glain or gleinion, equative glaned, comparative glanach, superlative glanaf)

  1. clean
    Antonyms: brwnt, budr
  2. pure; holy
    Synonyms: pur, sanctaidd

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of glân
radical soft nasal aspirate
glân lân nglân unchanged

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

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “glân”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “glân”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.