liath

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish líath,[1] from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loys, Breton loued), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (grey) (compare English fallow).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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liath (genitive singular masculine léith, genitive singular feminine léithe, plural liatha, comparative léithe)

  1. grey
  2. light blue
  3. grey-haired
    Is minic duine liath lúfar. (proverb)
    Grey hairs need not signify old age.
  4. (nominalized, masculine) grey (colour)
  5. (nominalized, masculine) grey-haired person; grey horse
  6. (nominalized, feminine) grey cow

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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liath (present analytic liathann, future analytic liathfaidh, verbal noun liathadh, past participle liata)

  1. (intransitive) turn grey; become faded
  2. (transitive) give someone grey hairs, wear someone out; colour water, tea (with milk)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 80, page 43
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 163, page 62

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (grey).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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liath (comparative lèithe)

  1. grey, grey-coloured
  2. (hair color) grey-haired, grizzled, gray-headed
  3. mouldy
  4. lilac
  5. pale
  6. (dyeing) pale or bright blue

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text)
     bàn, geal      glas      dubh
             dearg; ruadh              orains; donn              buidhe; donn
             uaine              uaine              gorm
             liath; glas              liath              gorm
             purpaidh; guirmean              pinc; purpaidh              pinc

Further reading

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  • 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