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The Irish word for green is
glas





green



Translations for green and their definitions

glas
     1. adj. green (of grass, trees, etc.)
           Proverb     Is glas na cnoic i bhfad uainn - Far-off hills are green.
     2. adj.          young and fresh, unripe
     3. adj.          immature, unseasoned
     4. adj.          raw, inexperienced
     5. adj.          unwrought
     6. adj.          weak in sustenance
     7. adj.          pale, sickly-hued
     8. adj. grey (of sheep, horses, cloth, wool, etc.; of eyes)
     9. adj.          (of eyes) grey(-blue); light blue
     10. adj.          (of metal) lustrous, bright, steely
     11. adj.          (of atmosphere) dismal, raw, chilly
     12. adj. (politics) green
     13. adj. (literary) blue
     14. n-m. green (colour)
     15. n-m. grey (colour)
     16. n-m. grey material
     17. n-f. grey cow
     18. v. Alternative form of glasaigh, t=become green
     19. n-m. lock
           Is fearr glas ná amhras. - Better safe than sorry.
     20. n-f. rivulet, stream


uaine
     1. adj. green (of painted or dyed items; of bright or lightly-coloured items)
     2. n. genitive singular of uain


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