líath

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See also: liath

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loys, Breton loued), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) (compare English fallow).

Pronunciation

Adjective

líath

  1. grey
  2. grey-haired

Inflection

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
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: liath
  • Manx: lheeah
  • Scottish Gaelic: liath

Noun

líath m

  1. (chiefly in the plural) old man, veteran

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative — — léithL
Vocative — — líathuH
Accusative — — líathuH
Genitive — — líathN
Dative — — líathaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation

Mutation of líath
radical lenition nasalization
líath
also llíath after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		líath
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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