From Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loys, Breton loued), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) (compare English fallow).
líath
| o/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | líath | líath | líath |
| Vocative | léith* líath** | ||
| Accusative | líath | léith | |
| Genitive | léith | léithe | léith |
| Dative | líath | léith | líath |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | léith | líatha | |
| Vocative | líathu líatha† | ||
| Accusative | líathu líatha† | ||
| Genitive | líath | ||
| Dative | líathaib | ||
| Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative | ||
líath m
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | — | — | léithL |
| Vocative | — | — | líathuH |
| Accusative | — | — | líathuH |
| Genitive | — | — | líathN |
| Dative | — | — | líathaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
| |||
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| líath also llíath after a proclitic |
líath pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||