lúas

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Galician

Noun

lúas

  1. plural of lúa

Old Irish

Etymology

Akin to lúath (quick, swift).

Pronunciation

Noun

lúas m

  1. swiftness, speed

Inflection

Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lúas
Vocative lúas
Accusative lúasN
Genitive lúasoH, lúasaH
Dative lúasL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: luas
  • Manx: laueys
  • Scottish Gaelic: lùths

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
lúas
also llúas after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
lúas
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

lúas f pl

  1. plural of lúa