gleo

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gléo (“fight, combat”).

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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gleo gleonna
Vocative a ghleo a ghleonna
Genitive gleo gleonna
Dative gleo gleonna

Forms with the definite article

Case 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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gleo gliadha
Vocative a ghleo a ghliadha
Genitive gliadh gliadha
Dative gleo gliadha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gleo na gliadha
Genitive an ghliadh na ngliadha
Dative leis an ngleo

don ghleo

 leis na gliadha

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gleo ghleo ngleo
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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
Declension of gleo (strong wa-stem)
Case 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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