gial
See also: giął
Manx
Etymology 1
From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
Adjective
gial
- bright
- buigh-ghial ― bright yellow
- traaghyn gial ― bright intervals
- clear
- white
- Cha gial as (yn) sniaghtey. ― As white as snow.
- shining
- light-coloured
Derived terms
- giallee (“bleach; full”, verb)
Verb
gial (verbal noun gialdyn, past participle giallit)
- promise
- grant
Derived terms
- fo-yial
Related terms
- gialdin
- gialdynagh
- gialdyner
- gialdynys
Mutation
| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gial | yial | ngial |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||