glan

See also: Glan and glân

Breton

Etymology

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

Adjective

glan

  1. pure

Mutation
  Mutation of glan  
Breton consonant mutation
unmutatedsoftaspiratehardmixed
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)

  1. clean
  2. clear
Declension
Declension of glan
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative glan ghlan glana;
ghlana²
Vocative ghlain glana
Genitive 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
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative glan ghlan glana;
ghlana²
Vocative ghloin glana
Genitive 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

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)

  1. clean
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
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 / nglanfainn‡‡ ghlanfá / nglanfᇇ ghlanfadh sé, sí / nglanfadh sé, s퇇 ghlanfaimis; ghlanfadh muid / nglanfaimis‡‡; nglanfadh muid‡‡ ghlanfadh sibh / nglanfadh sibh‡‡ ghlanfaidís; ghlanfadh siad / nglanfaidís‡‡; nglanfadh siad‡‡ a ghlanfadh /
ar ghlanfadh*		 ghlanfaí / nglanfa퇇
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
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
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

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

  1. clean
  2. pure
  3. clear

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

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

Old Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *glěnь.

Noun

glan m

  1. dirt, filth

Descendants

Further reading
  • “glan”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego‎ (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk, (Please provide a date or year)

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡlan/

Noun

glan m inan

  1. bovver boot

Declension
declension of glan
singular plural
nominative glan glany
genitive glana glanów
dative glanowi glanom
accusative glan glany
instrumental glanem glanami
locative glanie glanach
vocative glanie glany

Further reading
  • glan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

glan (comparative glaine)

  1. clean
  2. pure
  3. fine, grand, sheer

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. clean, purify
  2. purge, refine
  3. weed

Welsh

Noun

glan f (plural glannau or glennydd)

  1. bank, shore

Derived terms
  • glanio (“to come ashore, to land”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
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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