geal

English

Etymology

From French geler, from Latin gelare, from gelu. See gelid.

Verb

geal (third-person singular simple present geals, present participle gealing, simple past and past participle gealed)

(obsolete or Scotland) to congeal

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for geal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Gael, Gale, Lega, egal, gale, lage, leag

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟalˠ/

Noun

geal m (genitive singular gil)

white, bright(ness)

Declension

Declension of geal

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	geal
Vocative	a ghil
Genitive	gil
Dative	geal

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an geal
Genitive	an ghil
Dative	leis an ngeal don gheal

Adjective

geal (genitive singular masculine gil, genitive singular feminine gile, plural geala, comparative gile)

white, bright
clear
Tá a craiceann chomh geal le sneachta.
Her skin is as white as snow.
(literary) fallow
(figuratively) bright, pure; glad, happy; dear, beloved, fond

Declension

Declension of geal

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	geal	gheal	geala; gheala²
Vocative	ghil	gheal	geala
Genitive	ghil	geale	geala	geal
Dative	geal; gheal¹	gheal; ghil (archaic)	geala; gheala²
Comparative	níos geale
Superlative	is geale

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

aongheal (“all-bright”, adjective)
bonn geal m (“silver coin”)
ceanngheal (“white-headed”, adjective)

fíon geal m (“white wine”)
gealacán m (“white of egg, of eye; kneecap”)
gealach f (“moon”)

gealán m (“aurora”)
geal-liath (“white”, adjective) (of hair)
gile f (“whiteness, brightness”)

plúr geal m (“white flour”)
tae geal m (“white tea”)

Verb

geal (present analytic gealann, future analytic gealfaidh, verbal noun gealadh, past participle gealta)

(transitive, intransitive) whiten, brighten; clear
Gheal an spéir. ― The sky cleared.
(transitive, intransitive, figuratively) make, become, glad, happy, fond

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	gealaim	gealann tú; gealair^†	gealann sé, sí	gealaimid	gealann sibh	gealann siad; gealaid^†	a ghealann; a ghealas / a ngealann; a ngealas	gealtar
	past	gheal mé; ghealas	gheal tú; ghealais	gheal sé, sí	ghealamar; gheal muid	gheal sibh; ghealabhair	gheal siad; ghealadar	a gheal / ar gheal*	gealadh
	past habitual	ghealainn	ghealtá	ghealadh sé, sí	ghealaimis; ghealadh muid	ghealadh sibh	ghealaidís; ghealadh siad	a ghealadh / ar ghealadh*	ghealtaí
	future	gealfaidh mé; gealfad	gealfaidh tú; gealfair^†	gealfaidh sé, sí	gealfaimid; gealfaidh muid	gealfaidh sibh	gealfaidh siad; gealfaid^†	a ghealfaidh; a ghealfas / a ngealfaidh; a ngealfas	gealfar
conditional		ghealfainn	ghealfá	ghealfadh sé, sí	ghealfaimis; ghealfadh muid	ghealfadh sibh	ghealfaidís; ghealfadh siad	a ghealfadh / ar ghealfadh*	ghealfaí
subjunctive	present	go ngeala mé; go ngealad^†	go ngeala tú; go ngealair^†	go ngeala sé, sí	go ngealaimid; go ngeala muid	go ngeala sibh	go ngeala siad; go ngealaid^†	—	go ngealtar
subjunctive	past	dá ngealainn	dá ngealtá	dá ngealadh sé, sí	dá ngealaimis; dá ngealadh muid	dá ngealadh sibh	dá ngealaidís; dá ngealadh siad	—	dá ngealtaí
imperative		gealaim	geal	gealadh sé, sí	gealaimis	gealaigí; gealaidh^†	gealaidís	—	gealtar
verbal noun		gealadh
past participle		gealta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geal	gheal	ngeal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"geal" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“1 gel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʲaɫ̪/

Adjective

geal (comparative gile)

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

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

Derived terms

brù-gheal

curran geal

gealachd

marag gheal

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
geal	gheal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“1 gel” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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geal

English

Etymology

Verb

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

Conjugation

Mutation

References

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

See also

References