lúaith

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *loutus.

Pronunciation

  • (earlier) IPA(key): /l͈uːə̯θʲ/
  • (later) IPA(key): /l͈uːə̯hʲ/

Noun

lúaith f

  1. ashes, dust

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: luaith
  • Manx: leoie
  • Scottish Gaelic: luath²

Mutation

Mutation of lúaith
radical lenition nasalization
lúaith unchanged unchanged

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

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