gleo

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish gléo (“fight, combat”), from Proto-Celtic *gliwā, from Proto-Indo-European *ģley- (“to rush, attack”)

Pronunciation

Noun

gleo m (genitive singular gleo, nominative plural gleonna)

  1. noise
  2. quarrel
  3. strife, battle
  4. tumult

Declension

Declension of gleo (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gleo gleonna
vocative a ghleo a ghleonna
genitive gleo gleonna
dative gleo gleonna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gleo na gleonna
genitive an ghleo na ngleonna
dative leis an ngleo
don ghleo 		leis na gleonna
  • Archaic declension as follows:
Declension of gleo (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gleo gliadha
vocative a ghleo a ghliadha
genitive gliadh gliadha
dative gleo gliadha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gleo na gliadha
genitive an ghliadh na ngliadha
dative leis an ngleo
don ghleo 		leis na gliadha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gleo
radical lenition eclipsis
gleo ghleo ngleo

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 134

Further reading

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glīw, from Proto-Germanic *glīwą (“joy, music, entertainment, jesting, sport”). Akin to Old Norse glý (“glee”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡle͜oː/

Noun

glēo n

  1. joy, glee
  2. pleasure, mirth
  3. sport, play
  4. music, musical accompaniment; entertainment
  5. mockery, jesting

Declension

Strong wa-stem:

singular plural
nominative glēo glēo
accusative glēo glēo
genitive glēowes glēowa
dative glēowe glēowum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: gle, gleu, glewe
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