lheeah

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlētos (compare Welsh llwyd, Cornish loys, Breton loued), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”) (compare English fallow).

Adjective

lheeah

grey

Derived terms

lheeaghey

See also

Colors in Manx · daaghyn (layout · text)
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

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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