líath
See also: liath
Old Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loys, Breton loued), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) (compare English fallow).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlíath
Inflection
edito/ā-stem | |||
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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 |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editNoun
editlíath m
Inflection
editMasculine o-stem | |||
---|---|---|---|
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | — | — | léithL |
Vocative | — | — | líathuH |
Accusative | — | — | líathuH |
Genitive | — | — | líathN |
Dative | — | — | líathaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Mutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
líath also llíath after a proclitic ending in a vowel |
líath pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ |
unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Categories:
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelH-
- Old Irish terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
- Old Irish adjectives
- Old Irish o/ā-stem adjectives
- Old Irish nouns
- Old Irish masculine nouns
- Old Irish masculine o-stem nouns
- Old Irish pluralia tantum