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Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
líofa
- past participle of líomh
Adjective
líofa
- ground, sharpened, polished by friction
- (language) fluent, polished
- keen, eager
- sharp, speedy
Derived terms
Noun
líofa m
- genitive singular of líomhadh
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “líofa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “líofa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 27