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liath
liath
Irish
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
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | liath | liath¹ | liatha³ | |
Vocative | léith¹ | liath¹ | liatha | |
Genitive | léith¹ | léithe | liatha | liath |
Dative | liath² | liath¹; (archaic) léith¹ |
liatha³ | |
Comparative | léithe |
¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
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Noun
liath m (genitive singular léith, nominative plural liatha)
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Noun
liath f (genitive singular léithe)
- grey cow
Declension
Second declension
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)
Conjugation
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | liathaim | liathann tú; liathair† |
liathann sé, sí | liathaimid | liathann sibh | liathann siad; liathaid† |
a liathann; a liathas / a liathann*; a liathas* |
liatar |
past | liath mé; liathas | liath tú; liathais | liath sé, sí | liathamar; liath muid | liath sibh; liathabhair | liath siad; liathadar | a liath / ar liath* |
liathadh | |
past habitual | liathainn | liatá | liathadh sé, sí | liathaimis; liathadh muid | liathadh sibh | liathaidís; liathadh siad | a liathadh / ar liathadh* |
liataí | |
future | liathfaidh mé; liathfad |
liathfaidh tú; liathfair† |
liathfaidh sé, sí | liathfaimid; liathfaidh muid |
liathfaidh sibh | liathfaidh siad; liathfaid† |
a liathfaidh; a liathfas / a liathfaidh*; a liathfas* |
liathfar | |
conditional | liathfainn | liathfá | liathfadh sé, sí | liathfaimis; liathfadh muid | liathfadh sibh | liathfaidís; liathfadh siad | a liathfadh / ar liathfadh* |
liathfaí | |
subjunctive | present | go liatha mé; go liathad† |
go liatha tú; go liathair† |
go liatha sé, sí | go liathaimid; go liatha muid |
go liatha sibh | go liatha siad; go liathaid† |
— | go liatar |
past | dá liathainn | dá liatá | dá liathadh sé, sí | dá liathaimis; dá liathadh muid |
dá liathadh sibh | dá liathaidís; dá liathadh siad |
— | dá liataí | |
imperative | liathaim | liath | liathadh sé, sí | liathaimis | liathaigí; liathaidh† |
liathaidís | — | liatar | |
verbal noun | liathadh | ||||||||
past participle | liata |
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
References
- "liath" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “líath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“grey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʎiə/
Adjective
liath (comparative lèithe)
Derived terms
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See also
Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) | ||||
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dearg | uaine | buidhe | ? | bàn |
{{{crimson}}} | magenta | ? | gorm | pinc |
guirmean | gorm | orainds | glas | ? |
dubh | purpaidh | donn | liath | saidhean |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
- “líath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.