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geal.

white, bright(ness)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɟal̪ˠ//ɟalˠ/
  1. white, bright(ness)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

adj/ɟal̪ˠ//ɟalˠ/
  1. white

    Tá a craiceann chomh geal le sneachta.
  2. bright

  3. clear

  4. fallow

    literary
  5. bright, pure; glad, happy; dear, beloved, fond

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ɟal̪ˠ//ɟalˠ/
  1. to whiten, brighten; clear

    ambitransitive
    Gheal an spéir.
  2. to make or become glad, happy, fond

    ambitransitive · figuratively
Where this word comes from

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

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