glè
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Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- glé (superseded)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish glé, from Proto-Celtic *glēwos.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
glè
- very
- glè mhath ― very good, very well
- Tha i glè bhrèagha an-diugh. ― It's so beautiful (out) today.
- Is glè thoil leam iasg. ― I like fish a lot.
- Glè cheart, ma-thà! ― Right then, very well!
- sufficiently, enough
- perfectly
- (Southern dialects) quite
Usage notes[edit]
- Lenites the following word.
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
glè | ghlè |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adverbs
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples