gleo
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gléo (“fight, combat”).
Declension
Declension of gleo
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Archaic declension as follows:
Declension of gleo
Fifth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- gliaire
- gleoch
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gleo | ghleo | ngleo |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Old English
Alternative forms
- glēow, glīw, glīġ
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *glīwą (“joy, music, entertainment, jesting, sport”). Akin to Old Norse glý (“glee”).
Noun
glēo n
Declension
Declension of gleo
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | glēo | glēowu |
accusative | glēo | glēowu |
genitive | glēowes | glēowa |
dative | glēowe | glēowum |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: gle
- English: glee
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