glè
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Scottish Gaelic
[edit ]Alternative forms
[edit ]- glé (superseded )
Etymology
[edit ]From Old Irish glé , from Proto-Celtic *gleiwos .
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 ]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| glè | ghlè |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
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