Definitions For Geal

Adjective

{{gd-adj, comp=gile}} white, bright, pale : {{ux, gd, Ma 's e 'n t-iasg do choinnlean geala, ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire..., If the fish are thy candles bright, if the seals are thy watchmen...}}

Declension

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Derived terms

{{der4 }}

Noun

{{ga-noun, m, gil, -}} white, brightness, bright(ness)

Declension

{{ga-decl-m1-nopl, g, eal, il}}

Verb

pres=~ann , fut=~faidh , vn=~adh , pp=~ta (ambitransitive) whiten, brighten; clear : {{ux, ga, Gheal an spéir., inline=1, The sky cleared.}} (ambitransitive, figurative) make, become, glad, happy, fond

Conjugation

{{ga-conj-1a, g, ea, l, broad}}

Etymology

From {{inh, gd, sga, gel}}, from {{inh, gd, cel-pro, gelos}}, from {{der, gd, ine-pro, *ǵʰelh₂-, t=to shine}}.

Anagrams

Gael, Gale, Lega, egal, gale, lage, leag

Mutation

{{gd-mut-cons, g, eal}}

See also

{{l, gd, bàn}}