tlàth

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tláith (whence Irish tláith), from Proto-Celtic *tlātis (compare Welsh tlawd (“poor, sick”)), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to support”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ʰl̪ˠaː/

Adjective

tlàth (comparative nas / na b' tlàithe, superlative as / a b' tlàithe)

  1. balmy, gentle, genial, mild, merciful, kind, mellow
  2. emollient, indulgent
  3. lukewarm, humid, moist
  4. delicate, tender
  5. meek
  6. smooth
  7. tranquil
  8. bland

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tlāti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 380
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