glúin

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic *glūnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Breton glin (“knee”), Scottish Gaelic glùin and Welsh glin (“knee”), and further English knee, Latin genū (“knee”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡl̪ˠuːnʲ/, /ɡlˠuːnʲ/ === Noun === glúin f (genitive singular glúine, nominative plural glúine) knee Chuaigh sé ar a dhá ghlúin. ― He got down on his knees. Chuir sí a glúin fúithi. ― She got down on one knee. generation ó ghlúin go glúin ― from generation to generation an ghlúin atá anois ann ― the present generation step in series glúin staighre ― step of stairs (botany) node ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === == Old Irish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡluːnʲ/ === Noun === glúin dative singular of glún === Mutation ===