Glaschu

See also: Glaschú

Manx

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)).

Proper noun

Glaschu m

1. Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

Mutation

Mutation of Glaschu

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Glaschu	Ghlaschu	Nglaschu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu (“green hollow”), from *glas (“green”) + *cöü (“hollow”) (for this element see Irish cuas (“hollow”), Welsh cau (“hollow”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkl̪ˠas̪əxu/, /ˈkl̪ˠas̪əxɔ/

Proper noun

Glaschu m or f

1. Glasgow (a major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland)

Mutation

Mutation of Glaschu

radical	lenition
Glaschu	Ghlaschu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN