glaine

Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠanʲə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡlˠɨ̞nʲə/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glaine; surface analysis glan +‎ -e.

Noun

glaine f (genitive singular glaine)

  1. purity
    Synonym: gile
  2. cleanness, cleanliness
    Synonym: glaineacht
  3. clearness, clarity
    Synonyms: gléine, trédhearcacht
  4. fineness (ratio in a precious metal)
    Synonym: míne
Declension
Declension of glaine

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative glaine
Vocative a ghlaine
Genitive glaine
Dative glaine

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an ghlaine
Genitive na glaine
Dative leis an nglaine

don ghlaine

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

glaine

  1. inflection of glan:
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. comparative degree

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 39

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkl̪ˠaɲə/

Adjective

glaine

  1. comparative degree of glan

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
glaineghlaine
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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