Gleannta

See also: gleannta

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “the glens”

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟlʲan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Proper noun

na Gleannta m pl (genitive na nGleannta)

  1. Glenties (a small town in County Donegal)
  2. Glenns (a townland in County Offaly)

Declension

Generally invariable, but the following forms are also attested (at least for the town in Donegal):

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

References
  1. “Gleanntaí”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. “nGleanntach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  3. “Gleanntaibh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

Further reading
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