lheeah
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loos, Breton louet), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) (compare English fallow).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʲiə/
Adjective
lheeah
Derived terms
- lheeaghey
See also
| bane | lheeah | doo |
| jiarg; feer-yiarg | jiarg-bwee; dhone | bwee; bane-wuigh |
| geayney, glass | ||
| gorrym-ghlass, speyr-ghorrym | gorrym | |
| plooreenagh | jiarg gorrym | jiarg-bane |
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language