gial

See also: giął

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʲal/

Adjective

gial (comparative s'gilley)

  1. bright
    buigh-ghial ― bright yellow
    traaghyn gial ― bright intervals
  2. clear
  3. white
    Cha gial as (yn) sniaghtey. ― As white as snow.
  4. shining
  5. light-coloured

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of gial
radical lenition eclipsis
gial yial ngial

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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