"glen" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡlɛn/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ɡlɪn/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: en-au-glen.ogg Forms: glens [plural]
enPR: glĕn [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], glĭn [pin-pen-merger] Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: From Middle English glen, borrowed from Irish gleann and Scottish Gaelic gleann, Old and Middle Irish glend, glenn (“mountain valley”), from Proto-Celtic *glendos (“valley”), hypothetically from Proto-Indo-European *glend- (“shore”) but the word may have been borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate language. Compare Manx glion, Welsh glyn. Doublet of glyn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|glen}} Middle English glen, {{der|en|ga|gleann}} Irish gleann, {{der|en|gd|gleann}} Scottish Gaelic gleann, {{der|en|cel-pro|*glendos||valley}} Proto-Celtic *glendos (“valley”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*glend-||shore}} Proto-Indo-European *glend- (“shore”), {{der|en|qfa-sub}} substrate, {{cog|gv|glion}} Manx glion, {{cog|cy|glyn}} Welsh glyn, {{doublet|en|glyn}} Doublet of glyn Head templates: {{en-noun}} glen (plural glens)
  1. A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a depression between hills; a dale. Wikipedia link: North Ayrshire Categories (place): Landforms Related terms: defile [noun], gully, strath, glen plaid (english: probably etymologically unrelated) Translations (secluded and narrow valley): νάπη (nápē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ἄγκος (ánkos) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), βῆσσα (bêssa) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), հովիտ (hovit) (Armenian), լեռնագոգ (leṙnagog) (Armenian), клисура (klisura) [feminine] (Bulgarian), barranc [masculine] (Catalan), 幽谷 (yōugǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), dal [neuter] (Dutch), vallei (Dutch), notko (Finnish), vallon [masculine] (French), valga [feminine] (Galician), Tobel [masculine, neuter] (German), λαγκάδα (lagkáda) [feminine] (Greek), gleann [masculine] (Irish), клисура (klisura) [feminine] (Macedonian), глен (glen) [masculine] (Macedonian), glion (Manx), आड (āḍ) [feminine] (Marathi), खोरा (khorā) [masculine] (Marathi), glenn [neuter] (Old Irish), wąwóz [masculine] (Polish), cânion [masculine] (Portuguese), ravina [feminine] (Portuguese), лощи́на (loščína) [feminine] (Russian), gleann [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), gudura [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), barranca [feminine] (Spanish), glyn (Welsh)

Adjective [Manx]

IPA: /ɡlɛn/ Forms: glenney [plural], glenney [comparative]
Etymology: From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|glan}} Old Irish glan, {{inh|gv|cel-pro|*glanos||clean, clear}} Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”) Head templates: {{head|gv|adjective|plural|glenney|comparative|glenney|||}} glen (plural glenney, comparative glenney), {{gv-adj|comp=glenney|pl=glenney}} glen (plural glenney, comparative glenney)
  1. clean, hygienic
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-adj-pDbs1DSa
  2. clear
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-adj-kTpMuRvi
  3. pure
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-adj-uLoux-kH
  4. downright, unqualified, emphatic
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-adj-Oogu77ug
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neughlen
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Manx]

IPA: /ɡlɛn/ Forms: glenney [noun-from-verb], glennit [participle, past], glent [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from the adjective. Etymology templates: {{inh|gv|sga|glanaid||cleanses, purifies, purges}} Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”) Head templates: {{head|gv|verb|||||||||||||verbal noun|glenney|||||||||||past participle|glennit|or|glent||||head=}} glen (verbal noun glenney, past participle glennit or glent), {{gv-verb|pp=glennit|pp2=glent|vn=glenney}} glen (verbal noun glenney, past participle glennit or glent)
  1. clean
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-verb-OwZoBPbR
  2. clear
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-verb-kTpMuRvi
  3. wipe
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-verb-xvUa~d3S Categories (other): Manx entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Manx entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 2 32 7 7 41 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 0 0 21 12 12 40 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 21 11 11 40 16
  4. purify, cleanse
    Sense id: en-glen-gv-verb-JN~cRSGt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Slovene]

Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *glěnь. Etymology templates: {{inh|sl|sla-pro|*glěnь}} Proto-Slavic *glěnь Head templates: {{sl-noun||m-in}} glen m inan
  1. Tags: inanimate, masculine, no-gloss
    Sense id: en-glen-sl-noun-47DEQpj8 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Slovene entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "word": "հովիտ"
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      "word": "հովիտ"
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      "word": "լեռնագոգ"
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      "word": "幽谷"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pure",
          "pure"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "downright, unqualified, emphatic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "downright",
          "downright"
        ],
        [
          "unqualified",
          "unqualified"
        ],
        [
          "emphatic",
          "emphatic"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlɛn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glen"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Manx entries with incorrect language header",
    "Manx lemmas",
    "Manx terms derived from Old Irish",
    "Manx terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Manx verbs",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "2": "sga",
        "3": "glanaid",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cleanses, purifies, purges"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from the adjective.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "glenney",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glennit",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "glent",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gv",
        "10": "",
        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "verbal noun",
        "16": "glenney",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
        "19": "",
        "2": "verb",
        "20": "",
        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "past participle",
        "28": "glennit",
        "29": "or",
        "3": "",
        "30": "glent",
        "31": "",
        "32": "",
        "33": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "glen (verbal noun glenney, past participle glennit or glent)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "pp": "glennit",
        "pp2": "glent",
        "vn": "glenney"
      },
      "expansion": "glen (verbal noun glenney, past participle glennit or glent)",
      "name": "gv-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Manx",
  "lang_code": "gv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clean"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clean",
          "clean"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clear",
          "clear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wipe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wipe",
          "wipe"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purify, cleanse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purify",
          "purify"
        ],
        [
          "cleanse",
          "cleanse"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlɛn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "glen"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sl",
        "2": "sla-pro",
        "3": "*glěnь"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *glěnь",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Slavic *glěnь.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "m-in"
      },
      "expansion": "glen m inan",
      "name": "sl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Slovene",
  "lang_code": "sl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Slovene entries with incorrect language header",
        "Slovene inanimate nouns",
        "Slovene lemmas",
        "Slovene masculine inanimate nouns",
        "Slovene masculine nouns",
        "Slovene nouns",
        "Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic",
        "Slovene terms inherited from Proto-Slavic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine",
        "no-gloss"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "glen"
}

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