The Irish word for green is
glas
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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