glic

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish glicc, from Proto-Celtic *glikkis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟlʲɪc/

Adjective

glic (genitive singular feminine glice, plural glice, comparative glice)

  1. sly, cunning, shrewd

Declension
Declension of glic
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative glic ghlic glice;
ghlice²
Vocative ghlic glice
Genitive glice glice glic
Dative glic;
ghlic¹		 ghlic glice;
ghlice²
Comparative níos glice
Superlative is glice

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

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

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

Old French

Noun

glic m (nominative singular glis)

  1. gleek (card game)

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish glicc.

Adjective

glic (comparative glice)

  1. wise, prudent, sage, sound
  2. clever, shrewd
  3. sensible

Derived terms
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