"liath" meaning in Scottish Gaelic

See liath in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʎiə/ Forms: lèithe [comparative]
Etymology: From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos, from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gd|sga|líath}} Old Irish líath, {{inh|gd|cel-pro|*ɸlētos}} Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos, {{der|gd|ine-pro|*pelH-||grey}} Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) Head templates: {{head|gd|adjective|||||||||comparative|lèithe|||||||||f1accel-form=gen|s|m|f2accel-form=gen|s|f|f3accel-form=gen|s|f|f4accel-form=p|f5accel-form=comparative|f6accel-form=comparative|f7accel-form=comparative|f8accel-form=qualitative|f9accel-form=qualitative|head=}} liath (comparative lèithe), {{gd-adj|comp=lèithe}} liath (comparative lèithe)
  1. grey, grey-coloured
    Sense id: en-liath-gd-adj-tSQidbHN
  2. grey-headed, grey-haired
    Sense id: en-liath-gd-adj-VoTxAU-i Categories (other): Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Scottish Gaelic entries with incorrect language header: 5 62 5 6 12 10
  3. mouldy
    Sense id: en-liath-gd-adj-afKarK38
  4. lilac
    Sense id: en-liath-gd-adj-smgCbBSA
  5. pale
    Sense id: en-liath-gd-adj-PmgF2eb3
  6. (dyeing) pale or bright blue
    Sense id: en-liath-gd-adj-rDZME0qL Topics: business, dyeing, manufacturing, textiles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aois-liath, athair-liath, boinne-liath, breac-liath, bric-liath, buidh-liath, càl liath-ghlas, ceann-liath, ceinn-liath, clòimh-liath, cluas-liath, craobh-liath-ghorm, dubh-liath, eun-liath, glas-liath, gormag-liath, lach-liath, liath-bhàine, liath-bhàn, liath-bhrochan, liath-bhuidhe, liath-chluasach, liath-chòrcra, liath-ghorm, liath-phurpur, liath-reòthadh Related terms: bàn, geal, glas, dubh, dearg, ruadh, orainds, donn, buidhe, uaine, gorm, purpaidh, guirmean, pinc

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "breac-liath"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bric-liath"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "buidh-liath"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "càl liath-ghlas"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ceann-liath"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ceinn-liath"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clòimh-liath"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cluas-liath"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dubh-liath"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eun-liath"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "glas-liath"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "gormag-liath"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lach-liath"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "liath-bhàine"
    },
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    },
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        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "glas"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dubh"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dearg"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ruadh"
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    {
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      "word": "orainds"
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    {
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      "word": "donn"
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    {
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      "word": "uaine"
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        "business",
        "dyeing",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ʎiə/"
    }
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    "Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic",
    "Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "word": "aois-liath"
    },
    {
      "word": "athair-liath"
    },
    {
      "word": "boinne-liath"
    },
    {
      "word": "breac-liath"
    },
    {
      "word": "bric-liath"
    },
    {
      "word": "buidh-liath"
    },
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      "word": "càl liath-ghlas"
    },
    {
      "word": "ceann-liath"
    },
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      "word": "ceinn-liath"
    },
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "liath-bhàine"
    },
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      "word": "liath-bhàn"
    },
    {
      "word": "liath-bhrochan"
    },
    {
      "word": "liath-bhuidhe"
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    {
      "word": "liath-chluasach"
    },
    {
      "word": "liath-chòrcra"
    },
    {
      "word": "liath-ghorm"
    },
    {
      "word": "liath-phurpur"
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    }
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    {
      "word": "geal"
    },
    {
      "word": "glas"
    },
    {
      "word": "dubh"
    },
    {
      "word": "dearg"
    },
    {
      "word": "ruadh"
    },
    {
      "word": "orainds"
    },
    {
      "word": "donn"
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    {
      "word": "buidhe"
    },
    {
      "word": "uaine"
    },
    {
      "word": "gorm"
    },
    {
      "word": "purpaidh"
    },
    {
      "word": "guirmean"
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    {
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    },
    {
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          "pale",
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      ],
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          "pale",
          "pale"
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        [
          "bright",
          "bright"
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          "blue",
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        "(dyeing) pale or bright blue"
      ],
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        "business",
        "dyeing",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʎiə/"
    }
  ],
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}

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