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líath

líath

See also: liath

Old Irish

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
Radical Lenition Nasalization
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.