glan

See also: Glan and glân

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).

Adjective

glan

pure

Mutation

Mutation of glan

Breton consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
glan	c'hlan	unchanged	klan	c'hlan

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡlˠanˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).

Adjective

glan (genitive singular masculine glain, genitive singular feminine glaine, plural glana, comparative glaine)

clean
clear

Declension

Declension of glan

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	glan	ghlan	glana; ghlana²
Vocative	ghlain	ghlan	glana
Genitive	ghlain	glaine	glana	glan
Dative	glan; ghlan¹	ghlan; ghlain (archaic)	glana; ghlana²
Comparative	níos glaine
Superlative	is glaine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Archaic declension

Declension of glan

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	glan	ghlan	glana; ghlana²
Vocative	ghloin	ghlan	glana
Genitive	ghloin	gloine	glana	glan
Dative	glan; ghlan¹	ghlan; ghloin (archaic)	glana; ghlana²
Comparative	níos gloine
Superlative	is gloine

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

spéirghlan

Etymology 2

From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from the adjective.

Verb

glan (present analytic glanann, future analytic glanfaidh, verbal noun glanadh, past participle glanta)

clean

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	glanaim	glanann tú; glanair^†	glanann sé, sí	glanaimid	glanann sibh	glanann siad; glanaid^†	a ghlanann; a ghlanas / a nglanann; a nglanas	glantar
	past	ghlan mé; ghlanas	ghlan tú; ghlanais	ghlan sé, sí	ghlanamar; ghlan muid	ghlan sibh; ghlanabhair	ghlan siad; ghlanadar	a ghlan / ar ghlan*	glanadh
	past habitual	ghlanainn	ghlantá	ghlanadh sé, sí	ghlanaimis; ghlanadh muid	ghlanadh sibh	ghlanaidís; ghlanadh siad	a ghlanadh / ar ghlanadh*	ghlantaí
	future	glanfaidh mé; glanfad	glanfaidh tú; glanfair^†	glanfaidh sé, sí	glanfaimid; glanfaidh muid	glanfaidh sibh	glanfaidh siad; glanfaid^†	a ghlanfaidh; a ghlanfas / a nglanfaidh; a nglanfas	glanfar
conditional		ghlanfainn	ghlanfá	ghlanfadh sé, sí	ghlanfaimis; ghlanfadh muid	ghlanfadh sibh	ghlanfaidís; ghlanfadh siad	a ghlanfadh / ar ghlanfadh*	ghlanfaí
subjunctive	present	go nglana mé; go nglanad^†	go nglana tú; go nglanair^†	go nglana sé, sí	go nglanaimid; go nglana muid	go nglana sibh	go nglana siad; go nglanaid^†	—	go nglantar
subjunctive	past	dá nglanainn	dá nglantá	dá nglanadh sé, sí	dá nglanaimis; dá nglanadh muid	dá nglanadh sibh	dá nglanaidís; dá nglanadh siad	—	dá nglantaí
imperative		glanaim	glan	glanadh sé, sí	glanaimis	glanaigí; glanaidh^†	glanaidís	—	glantar
verbal noun		glanadh
past participle		glanta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
glan	ghlan	nglan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *glanos.

Adjective

glan

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

glanaid

Descendants

Irish: glan
Scottish Gaelic: glan

References

“glan” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).

Adjective

glan (comparative glaine)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from glan.

Verb

glan (past ghlan, future glanaidh, verbal noun glanadh, past participle glante)

Welsh

Noun

glan f (plural glannau or glennydd)

bank, shore

Derived terms

glanio (“to come ashore, to land”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
glan	lan	nglan	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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