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glas.

green (of grass, trees, etc.; environmentally friendly)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɡl̪ˠɑsˠ/Munster/ɡlˠɑsˠ/Connacht, Ulster/ɡlˠasˠ/Connacht, Ulster

  1. green (of grass, trees, etc.; environmentally friendly)

    Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn

  2. raw, inexperienced

  3. pale, having a sickly color

  4. grey (of animals, etc.)

  5. raw (of weather)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

noun/ɡl̪ˠɑsˠ/Munster/ɡlˠɑsˠ/Connacht, Ulster/ɡlˠasˠ/Connacht, Ulster

  1. rivulet, stream

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Irish glais, glaise, glas.

noun/ɡl̪ˠɑsˠ/Munster/ɡlˠɑsˠ/Connacht, Ulster/ɡlˠasˠ/Connacht, Ulster

  1. lock

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Irish glas (“clasp, lock”).

noun/ɡl̪ˠɑsˠ/Munster/ɡlˠɑsˠ/Connacht, Ulster/ɡlˠasˠ/Connacht, Ulster

  1. green (colour)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic *glastos.

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