tlàth
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish tláith (whence Irish tláith), from Proto-Celtic *tlātis (compare Welsh tlawd (“poor, sick”)), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to support”)[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edittlàth (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
Mutation
editradical | lenition |
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tlàth | thlàth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tlāti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 380
Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *telh₂-
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Middle Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adjectives