gliú

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English glue, from Old French glu, from Latin glūten (compare glae, Welsh glud).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟlʲuː/

Noun

gliú m (genitive singular gliú, nominative plural gliúnna)

  1. glue

Declension
Declension of gliú

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gliú gliúnna
Vocative a ghliú a ghliúnna
Genitive gliú gliúnna
Dative gliú gliúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gliú na gliúnna
Genitive an ghliú na ngliúnna
Dative leis an ngliú

don ghliú

 leis na gliúnna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gliú ghliú ngliú
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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