glae

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish gláed (compare Welsh glud, from Latin glūten (“glue”)).

Noun

glae m (genitive singular glae, nominative plural glaenna)

  1. verbal noun of glaeigh
  2. glue
  3. gluey, sticky, substance; slime

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • glae glas (“bird-lime”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
glae ghlae nglae
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "glae" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “2 gláed” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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