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Irish place-name element
gleann
gleann means “glen, valley”
In English spellings, names built on it often start with:
- Glen- (Glencolmcille)
Place names with gleann
- Gleann Cholm Cille · Glencolmcille · County Donegal“valley of Saint Columba”
- Na Gleannta · Glenties · County Donegal“the glens”
Other Irish elements
ard · heightáth · fordbaile · town, settlementbeag · small, littlebéal · mouthbealach · way, passbearna · gapcaiseal · stone fortcarn · cairncarraig · rockceann · head, headlandceapach · plot of landcill · churchcluain · meadowcnoc · hillcúige · provincecúil · corner, nookdaingean · fortressdoire · oak grovedroichead · bridgedún · fortgaoth · inlet of the sea, estuaryinis · islandleitir · hillsidelios · ringfortloch · lakelog · hollowlongfort · camp, strongholdmainistir · monastery, abbeymuileann · millnua · newport · landing place, harbour; bank; fortified place, strongholdráth · ringfortrinn · point, headlandros · wood; headlandsean · oldtír · landtrá · strand, beach
Sources
- Wiktionary: gleann (Irish) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): gleann
- blas course vocabulary (ir-gleann)
Meaning, etymology and pronunciation text is adapted from Wiktionary. The adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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