glic
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish glicc, from Proto-Celtic *glikkis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟlʲɪc/
Adjective
glic (genitive singular feminine glice, plural glice, comparative glice)
Declension
Declension of glic
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | glic | ghlic | glice; ghlice² | |
| Vocative | ghlic | glice | ||
| Genitive | glice | glice | glic | |
| Dative | glic; ghlic¹ |
ghlic | glice; ghlice² | |
| Comparative | níos glice | |||
| Superlative | is glice | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| glic | ghlic | nglic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "glic" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “glicc” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old French
Noun
glic m (nominative singular glis)
- gleek (card game)
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Adjective
glic (comparative glice)
Derived terms
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