liath
See also: líath
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loys, Breton loued), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) (compare English fallow).
Pronunciation
Adjective
liath (genitive singular masculine léith, genitive singular feminine léithe, plural liatha, comparative léithe)
- grey
- light blue
- grey-haired
- Proverb: Is minic duine liath lúfar. ― Grey hairs need not signify old age.
Declension
Declension of liath
Derived terms
Noun
liath m (genitive singular léith, nominative plural liatha)
Declension
Declension of liath
Noun
liath f (genitive singular léithe)
- grey cow
Declension
Declension of liath
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb
liath (present analytic liathann, future analytic liathfaidh, verbal noun liathadh, past participle liata)
- (transitive, intransitive) grey
- (intransitive) turn grey; become faded
- (transitive) give someone grey hairs, wear someone out; colour water, tea (with milk)
Conjugation
conjugation of liath (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos, from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
liath (comparative lèithe)
Derived terms
- aois-liath
- athair-liath
- boinne-liath
- breac-liath
- bric-liath
- buidh-liath
- càl liath-ghlas
- ceann-liath
- ceinn-liath
- clòimh-liath
- cluas-liath
- craobh-liath-ghorm
- dubh-liath
- eun-liath
- glas-liath
- gormag-liath
- lach-liath
- liath-bhàine
- liath-bhàn
- liath-bhrochan
- liath-bhuidhe
- liath-chluasach
- liath-chòrcra
- liath-ghorm
- liath-phurpur
- liath-reòthadh
See also
bàn, geal | glas | dubh |
dearg; ruadh | orains; donn | buidhe; donn |
uaine | uaine | gorm |
liath; glas | liath | gorm |
purpaidh; guirmean | pinc; purpaidh | pinc |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “liath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelH-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish adjectives
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish second-declension nouns
- Irish verbs
- Irish transitive verbs
- Irish intransitive verbs
- Irish first-conjugation verbs of class A
- ga:Cattle
- ga:Colors
- ga:Horses
- 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 derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives