geal

English

Etymology

French geler, from Latin gelare, from gelu. See gelid.

Verb

geal (third-person singular simple present geals, present participle gealing, simple past and past participle gealed)

1. (obsolete or Scotland) To congeal.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ghel- (“to shine”).

Adjective

geal (genitive singular feminine gile, comparative gile)

1. bright
2. clear
3. white

   Tá a craiceann chomh geal le sneachta.

   Her skin is as white as snow.

Derived terms

• gealacán
• gealach
• gealán
• gile

Verb

geal (present analytic gealann, future analytic gealfaidh, verbal noun gealadh, past participle gealta)

1. to brighten
2. to clear

   Gheal an spéir. — The sky cleared.

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	gealaim	gealann tú; gealair†	gealann sé, sí	gealaimid	gealann sibh	gealann siad; gealaid†	gealtar
	past	gheal mé; ghealas†	gheal tú; ghealais†	gheal sé, sí	ghealamar	gheal sibh; ghealabhair†	gheal siad; ghealadar†	gealadh
	future	gealfaidh mé; gealfad†	gealfaidh tú; gealfair†	gealfaidh sé, sí	gealfaimid; gealfam†	gealfaidh sibh	gealfaidh siad; gealfaid†	gealfar
	past habitual	ghealainn	ghealtá	ghealadh sé, sí	ghealaimis	ghealadh sibh	ghealaidís	ghealtaí
imperative		gealaim	geal	gealadh sé, sí	gealaimis	gealaigí	gealaidís	gealtar
conditional		ghealfainn	ghealfá	ghealfadh sé, sí	ghealfaimis	ghealfadh sibh	ghealfaidís	ghealfaí
subjunctive	present	geala mé; gealad†	geala tú; gealair†	geala sé, sí	gealaimid	geala sibh	geala siad; gealaid†	gealtar
	past	gealainn	gealtá	gealadh sé, sí	gealaimis	gealadh sibh	gealaidís	gealtaí
verbal noun		gealadh
past participle		gealta

† Dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geal	gheal	ngeal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ghel- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡ̊ʲaɫ̪/

Adjective

geal (comparative gile)

1. white, bright, pale

   "Ma 's e 'n t-iasg do choinnlean geala, ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire..." ("If the fish are thy candles bright, if the seals are thy watchmen...")

Declension

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	geal	gheal	geala
Vocative	ghil	ghil	geala
Genitive	ghil	ghil/gile	geala
Dative	ghil	ghil	geala

Derived terms

• brù-gheal
• curran geal
• gealachd
• marag gheal

See also

• bàn