geal
Gaelic (Scots)
/kʲaɫ̪/
adj
Definitions
- white, bright, pale
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish gel (shining, white, fair) inherited from Proto-Celtic *gelos derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (shine).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵʰelh₂-
Gloss
shine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process