# liath
## Irish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /lʲiəh/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /l̠ʲiə/
* Homophone: lia (Connacht, Ulster)

### Adjective

liath (genitive singular masculine léith, genitive singular feminine léithe, plural liatha, comparative léithe)
* grey
* light blue
* grey-haired
    Is minic duine liath lúfar. (proverb)Grey hairs need not signify old age.
* (nominalized, masculine) grey (colour)
* (nominalized, masculine) grey-haired person; grey horse
* (nominalized, feminine) grey cow

#### Derived terms

* arán liath (“mouldy bread”)
* bainne liath (“watery milk”)
* béar liath (“grizzly bear”)
* caróg liath (“hooded crow”)
* ceannliath
* cromán liath
* dúliath
* léithe (“grayness”)
* líne liath
* manach liath (“Cistercian monk”)
* Na Clocha Liatha (“Greystones”)
* scothliath
* sioc liath (“hoar-frost”)
* véarsa liath (“stray verse”)

### Verb

liath (present analytic liathann, future analytic liathfaidh, verbal noun liathadh, past participle liata)
* (intransitive) turn grey; become faded
* (transitive) give someone grey hairs, wear someone out; colour water, tea (with milk)

#### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | liathaim | liathann tú; liathair$^†$ | liathann sé, sí | liathaimid | liathann sibh | liathann siad; liathaid$^†$ | a liathann; a liathas | liatar |
| indicative | past | liath mé; liathas | liath tú; liathais | liath sé, sí | liathamar; liath muid | liath sibh; liathabhair | liath siad; liathadar | a liath / ar liath* | liathadh |
| indicative | past habitual | liathainn | liatá | liathadh sé, sí | liathaimis; liathadh muid | liathadh sibh | liathaidís; liathadh siad | a liathadh / a liathadh* | liataí |
| future | future | liathfaidh mé; liathfad | liathfaidh tú; liathfair$^†$ | liathfaidh sé, sí | liathfaimid; liathfaidh muid | liathfaidh sibh | liathfaidh siad; liathfaid$^†$ | a liathfaidh; a liathfas | liathfar |
| conditional | conditional | liathfainn | liathfá | liathfadh sé, sí | liathfaimis; liathfadh muid | liathfadh sibh | liathfaidís; liathfadh siad | a liathfadh / a liathfadh* | liathfaí |
| subjunctive | present | go liatha mé; go liathad$^†$ | go liatha tú; go liathair$^†$ | go liatha sé, sí | go liathaimid; go liatha muid | go liatha sibh | go liatha siad; go liathaid$^†$ | — | go liatar |
| subjunctive | past | dá liathainn | dá liatá | dá liathadh sé, sí | dá liathaimis; dá liathadh muid | dá liathadh sibh | dá liathaidís; dá liathadh siad | — | dá liataí |
| imperative | imperative | liathaim | liath | liathadh sé, sí | liathaimis | liathaigí; liathaidh$^†$ | liathaidís | — | liatar |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | liathadh | liathadh | liathadh | liathadh | liathadh | liathadh | liathadh | liathadh |
| past participle | past participle | liata | liata | liata | liata | liata | liata | liata | liata |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 80, page 43
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 163, page 62

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “liath”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish líath, from Proto-Celtic *ɸleitos, from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“grey”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʎiə(h)/

### Adjective

liath (comparative lèithe)
* grey, grey-coloured
* (hair color) grey-haired, grizzled, gray-headed
* mouldy
* lilac
* pale
* (dyeing) pale or bright blue

#### Derived terms

* aois-liath
* athair-liath
* boinne-liath
* breac-liath
* bric-liath
* buidh-liath
* càl liath-ghlas
* ceann-liath
* ceinn-liath
* clòimh-liath
* cluas-liath
* craobh-liath-ghorm
* dubh-liath
* eun-liath
* glas-liath
* gormag-liath
* lach-liath
* liath-bhàine
* liath-bhàn
* liath-bhrochan
* liath-bhuidhe
* liath-chluasach
* liath-chòrcra
* liath-ghorm
* liath-phurpur
* liath-reòthadh

### See also

Colors in Scottish Gaelic · dathan (layout · text) :
| bàn, geal | glas | dubh |
| dearg; ruadh | orains; donn | buidhe; donn |
| uaine | uaine | gorm |
| liath; glas | liath | gorm |
| purpaidh; guirmean | pinc; purpaidh | pinc |

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “liath”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “líath”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language