Geal

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Contents 1 Scots Gaelic 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Declension 1.3 See also

Scots Gaelic

Pronunciation

IPA: /g̊ʲaɫ̪/

Adjective

1. White, bright, pale.

   "Ma 's e 'n t-iasg do choinnlean geala, ma 's e na ròin do luchd-faire..." ("If the fish are thy candles bright, if the seals are thy watchmen...")

Declension

First declension; forms of the positive degree:

Case	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Plural
Nominative	geal	gheal	geala
Vocative	ghil	geal	geala
Genitive	ghil	ghil/gile	geal
Dative	gheal	ghil	geala

Comparative/superlative: gile

See also

• bàn
• gealachd.