"gile" meaning in Irish

See gile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɟilʲə/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], gile [error-unrecognized-form], ghile [lenition], ngile [eclipsis]
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective form|cat2=comparative adjectives}} gile Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}}
  1. inflection of geal (“white, bright”):
    genitive singular feminine
    Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: geal (extra: (“white, bright”):)
    Sense id: en-gile-ga-adj-URK4Mln5
  2. inflection of geal (“white, bright”):
    comparative degree
    Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: geal (extra: (“white, bright”):)
    Sense id: en-gile-ga-adj--3Bmm-yB Categories (other): Pages with entries, Irish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 36 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 18 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Irish entries with incorrect language header: 5 87 4 2 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈɟilʲə/ Forms: gile [genitive, singular], no-table-tags [table-tags], an ghile [definite, nominative, singular], na gile [definite, genitive, singular], leis an ngile [dative, definite, singular], don ghile [dative, definite, singular]
Etymology: From Old Irish gile. By surface analysis, geal (“white, bright”) + -e. Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|gile}} Old Irish gile, {{surf|ga|geal|-e|t1=white, bright}} By surface analysis, geal (“white, bright”) + -e Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|gile||||||||-|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} gile f (genitive singular gile), {{ga-noun|f|~|-}} gile f (genitive singular gile)
  1. whiteness, brightness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gile-ga-noun-UYAwH07E Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -e: 33 33 33
  2. fairness; purity Tags: feminine Synonyms: glaine
    Sense id: en-gile-ga-noun-Rtg4Vb8P Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -e: 33 33 33
  3. gladness, fondness Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-gile-ga-noun-3-KcRg8z Categories (other): Irish terms suffixed with -e Disambiguation of Irish terms suffixed with -e: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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Download raw JSONL data for gile meaning in Irish (3.9kB)

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