gial

See also: giął

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʲal/

Adjective

gial (comparative s'gilley)

1. bright

   buigh-ghial ― bright yellow

   traaghyn gial ― bright intervals

2. clear
3. white

   Cha gial as (yn) sniaghtey. ― As white as snow.

4. shining
5. light-coloured

Derived terms

• giallee (“bleach; full”, verb)

Mutation

Mutation of gial

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gial	yial	ngial

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