liath

Gaelic (Scots)

/ʎiə/

adj
Definitions
  • grey, grey-coloured
  • grey-headed, grey-haired
  • mouldy
  • lilac
  • pale
  • (dyeing) pale or bright blue

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish líath inherited from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos derived from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (grey, pale, gray).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pelH-

Gloss

grey, pale, gray

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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