# glac
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ɡl̪ˠɑk/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /ɡlˠak/, /ɡl̪ˠak/

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

glac f (genitive singular glaice, nominative plural glaca)
* hand; half-closed hand; clutch, grasp
* handful
* fork, recess
* holder, receptacle

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
glac
glaca
vocative
a ghlac
a ghlaca
genitive
glaice
glac
dative
glac glaic (archaic, dialectal)
glaca
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an ghlac
na glaca
genitive
na glaice
na nglac
dative
leis an nglac leis an nglaic (archaic, dialectal) don ghlac don ghlaic (archaic, dialectal)
leis na glaca :

##### Derived terms

* glacach (“receptive”, adjective)
* glacán (“small hand(ful)”)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Irish glacaid, from the noun.

#### Verb

glac (present analytic glacann, future analytic glacfaidh, verbal noun glacadh, past participle glactha)
* take, accept
* (literary) take in hand, handle
* undertake
* contract (disease); begin to be affected by, experience
* obtain by measurement, etc.
* take, seize (of feelings, sensations)
** 1939, Peig Sayers, “Inghean an Cheannaidhe”, in Marie-Louise Sjoestedt, Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (Bibliothèque de l'École des Hautes Études; 270) (overall work in French), Paris: Librairie Honoré Champion, page 196:Do ghlac rabharta feirge an captaen, ach níor leig sé aon nídh air.A flood of rage seized captain was filled with rage, but he didn’t let on.
* to take (a picture, a photo)
    Synonym: tóg
    Ghlac sí pictiúr.She took a picture.

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | glacaim | glacann tú; glacair$^†$ | glacann sé, sí | glacaimid | glacann sibh | glacann siad; glacaid$^†$ | a ghlacann; a ghlacas / a nglacann* | glactar |
| indicative | past | ghlac mé; ghlacas | ghlac tú; ghlacais | ghlac sé, sí | ghlacamar; ghlac muid | ghlac sibh; ghlacabhair | ghlac siad; ghlacadar | a ghlac / ar ghlac* | glacadh |
| indicative | past habitual | ghlacainn / nglacainn‡‡ | ghlactá / nglactá‡‡ | ghlacadh sé, sí / nglacadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghlacaimis; ghlacadh muid / nglacaimis‡‡; nglacadh muid‡‡ | ghlacadh sibh / nglacadh sibh‡‡ | ghlacaidís; ghlacadh siad / nglacaidís‡‡; nglacadh siad‡‡ | a ghlacadh / a nglacadh* | ghlactaí / nglactaí‡‡ |
| future | future | glacfaidh mé; glacfad | glacfaidh tú; glacfair$^†$ | glacfaidh sé, sí | glacfaimid; glacfaidh muid | glacfaidh sibh | glacfaidh siad; glacfaid$^†$ | a ghlacfaidh; a ghlacfas / a nglacfaidh* | glacfar |
| conditional | conditional | ghlacfainn / nglacfainn‡‡ | ghlacfá / nglacfá‡‡ | ghlacfadh sé, sí / nglacfadh sé, sí‡‡ | ghlacfaimis; ghlacfadh muid / nglacfaimis‡‡; nglacfadh muid‡‡ | ghlacfadh sibh / nglacfadh sibh‡‡ | ghlacfaidís; ghlacfadh siad / nglacfaidís‡‡; nglacfadh siad‡‡ | a ghlacfadh / a nglacfadh* | ghlacfaí / nglacfaí‡‡ |
| subjunctive | present | go nglaca mé; go nglacad$^†$ | go nglaca tú; go nglacair$^†$ | go nglaca sé, sí | go nglacaimid; go nglaca muid | go nglaca sibh | go nglaca siad; go nglacaid$^†$ | — | go nglactar |
| subjunctive | past | dá nglacainn | dá nglactá | dá nglacadh sé, sí | dá nglacaimis; dá nglacadh muid | dá nglacadh sibh | dá nglacaidís; dá nglacadh siad | — | dá nglactaí |
| imperative | imperative | glacaim | glac | glacadh sé, sí | glacaimis | glacaigí; glacaidh$^†$ | glacaidís | — | glactar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | glacadh | glacadh | glacadh | glacadh | glacadh | glacadh | glacadh | glacadh |
| past participle | past participle | glactha | glactha | glactha | glactha | glactha | glactha | glactha | glactha |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

##### Derived terms

* glacadóir (“receiver”)
* glacaire (“handler, grasper”)

### Mutation

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

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Middle Irish glacaid.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kl̪ˠaxk/

### Verb

glac (past ghlac, future glacaidh, verbal noun glacadh, past participle glacte)
* apprehend, restrain
* capture, catch, clutch, grapple, grasp
* gulp
* secure, seize, snatch, trap

#### Conjugation

| Tense \ Voice | Active | Passive |
| Present participle | a' glacadh | -- |
| Past | ghlac | ghlacadh |
| Future | glacaidh | glacar |
| Conditional | ghlacadh | ghlactadh |

#### Derived terms

* beò-ghlac (“capture; captivate”)
* ioma-ghlac (“embrace, hug”)

### Noun

glac f (genitive singular glaice, plural glacan or glacannan)
* valley, hollow, dale, dell
* glade, clearing
    Synonym: blàran coille

### Mutation

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