líath

See also: liath

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l͈ʲiːa̯θ/

Adjective

líath

  1. grey
  2. grey-haired

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

líath m

  1. (usually found in plural) old man, veteran

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
líath
also llíath after a proclitic		 líath
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/		 líath
also llíath after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “líath” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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