gléas

Irish (Donegal)

/ɟlʲeːsˠ/

noun
Definitions
  • order, adjustment, arrangement, manner, condition
  • means, facilities; provision, accommodation
  • instrument, tool, device, appliance, apparatus, outfit
  • décor, trappings
  • (music) key
  • (uncountable) glaze; sheen, gloss, polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish glés derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel- (shine, glow, shimmer, glimmer, be green yellow, flourish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰel-

Gloss

shine, glow, shimmer, glimmer, be green yellow, flourish

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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