tlàth
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish tláith (whence Irish tláith), from Proto-Celtic *tlātis (compare Welsh tlawd (“poor, sick”)), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to support”)[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
tlàth (comparative nas / na b' tlàithe, superlative as / a b' tlàithe)
- balmy, gentle, genial, mild, merciful, kind, mellow
- emollient, indulgent
- lukewarm, humid, moist
- delicate, tender
- meek
- smooth
- tranquil
- bland
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tlāti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 380