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lí.

color, complexion

2 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/l̠ʲiː/

  1. color, complexion

    feminine

  2. lustre, sheen

    feminine
    lí gréine ar an ngaineamh

  3. coloring-matter, pigment

    feminine

  4. pigmentation

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish lí, from Proto-Celtic *līwos. Cognate with Welsh lliw.

noun/l̠ʲiː/Connacht, Munster/l̠ʲiə/Ulster

  1. verbal noun of ligh

    feminine · form-of · noun-from-verb

  2. licking

    feminine

  3. fawning

    feminine
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