lheeah

Manx

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).

Adjective

lheeah

1. grey

Derived terms

• lheeaghey

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

See also

Colors in Manx · daaghyn (layout · text)

bane	lheeah	doo
jiarg; feer-yiarg	jiarg-bwee; dhone	bwee; bane-wuigh
	geayney, glass
	gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym	gorrym
plooreenagh	jiarg gorrym	jiarg-bane