glioscarnach

• dlioscarnach^[1]

Presumably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰley- (“to shine”), though the intermediate steps are uncertain as the word is attested only from the 19th century. Compare English glister, glisten, glitter, Scots glisk (“glimpse, glance”), etc.

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟlʲɨ̞sˠkəɾˠn̪ˠəx/^[2]

glioscarnach f (genitive singular glioscarnaí)

1. glisten(ing), sparkle/-ing, glitter(ing), twinkle/-ing, glint(-ing)

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “glioscarnaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “glioscarnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN