Colors

1. Dearg

   Red

   Usage

   For naming or asking about colours

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun ("càr dearg", a red car)

2. Buidhe

   Yellow

   Usage

   For naming or asking about colours

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun; this one does not change form

3. Uaine

   Green

   Usage

   For naming or asking about colours

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun. "Gorm" can also mean green, but "uaine" is the usual colour word

4. Gorm

   Blue

   Usage

   For naming or asking about colours

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun. It can also cover green

5. Gorm dorcha

   Dark blue

   Usage

   For telling a dark blue from other blues

   Grammar Note

   "Dorcha" means dark; place it after the colour word

6. Speur-ghorm

   Sky blue

   Usage

   For the blue of a clear sky

   Grammar Note

   A compound of "speur" (sky) and "gorm" (blue); "gorm" lenites to "ghorm". Plain "light blue" is a different word, "soilleir-ghorm"

7. Purpaidh

   Purple

   Usage

   For naming or asking about colours

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun

8. Donn

   Brown

   Usage

   For colours and for brown hair

   Grammar Note

   "Donn" also describes brown hair

9. Geal

   White

   Usage

   For naming or asking about colours

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun ("bàn" is used for fair or white hair)

10. Dubh

    Black

    Usage

    For naming or asking about colours

    Grammar Note

    Adjectives follow the noun; it can also mean dark

11. Liath

    Gray

    Usage

    For naming or asking about colours

    Grammar Note

    Adjectives follow the noun; it also describes grizzled hair

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