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strath
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic srath, from Old Irish srath, from Proto-Celtic *stratos, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?æ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Noun
strath (plural straths)
- (Scotland) A wide, flat river valley.
Related terms
- Strathclyde
- Strathspey
See also
- glen
Anagrams
- Hartts
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glen
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: gl?n, IPA(key): /?l?n/
- (pin–pen merger) enPR: gl?n, IPA(key): /?l?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
glen (plural glens)
- A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- defile (noun)
- strath
Further reading
- glen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- NELG, gen'l
Manx
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?n/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish glan, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“clean, clear”).
Adjective
glen (plural glenney, comparative glenney)
- clean, hygienic
- clear
- pure
- downright, unqualified, emphatic
Derived terms
- neughlen
Etymology 2
From Old Irish glanaid (“cleanses, purifies, purges”), from the adjective.
Verb
glen (verbal noun glenney, past participle glennit or glent)
- clean
- clear
- wipe
- purify, cleanse
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *gl?n?.
Noun
glen m inan
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Further reading
- “glen”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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