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glac.

clutch, grasp

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡl̪ˠɑk/Munster/ɡlˠɑk/Connacht, Ulster/ɡlˠak/Connacht, Ulster
  1. clutch, grasp

    feminine
  2. handful

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish glac (“half-opened hand, clutch”).

verb/ɡl̪ˠɑk/Munster/ɡlˠɑk/Connacht, Ulster/ɡlˠak/Connacht, Ulster
  1. to take, grasp

  2. to accept, receive

  3. to seize (of feelings, sensations)

  4. to take (a picture, a photo)

    Ghlac sí pictiúr.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Irish glacaid, from the noun.

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