glè
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- glé (superseded)
Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish glé, from Proto-Celtic *glēwos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]glè
- very
- glè mhath ― very good, very well
- Tha i glè bhrèagha an-diugh. ― It's so beautiful (out) today.
- Is glè thoil leam iasg. ― I like fish a lot.
- Glè cheart, ma-thà! ― Right then, very well!
- sufficiently, enough
- perfectly
- (Southern dialects) quite
Usage notes
[edit]- Lenites the following word.
Mutation
[edit]Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
glè | ghlè |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Old Irish
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Scottish Gaelic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic adverbs
- Scottish Gaelic terms with usage examples