tlàth

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish tláith (whence Irish tláith), from Proto-Celtic *tlātis (compare Welsh tlawd (“poor, sick”)), from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to support”)^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰl̪ˠaː/

Adjective

tlàth (comparative nas / na b' tlàithe, superlative as / a b' tlàithe)

1. balmy, gentle, genial, mild, merciful, kind, mellow
2. emollient, indulgent
3. lukewarm, humid, moist
4. delicate, tender
5. meek
6. smooth
7. tranquil
8. bland

Mutation

Mutation of tlàth

radical	lenition
tlàth	thlàth

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tlāti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 380