lúath

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See also: luath and luath-

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸloutos (“flowing, swift”), from Proto-Indo-European *plew-. Cognate with English float, Old Norse fljótr (“swift”), Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “I sail”), Latin pluit (“it rains”), and Sanskrit प्लवते (plavate, “swim, fly”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

lúath

  1. swift, fast

Inflection

o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúath lúath lúath
vocative lúaith*
lúath**
accusative lúath lúaith
genitive lúaith lúaithe lúaith
dative lúath lúaith lúath
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative lúaith lúatha
vocative lúathu
lúatha†
accusative lúathu
lúatha†
genitive lúath
dative lúathaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

  • Irish: luath
  • Scottish Gaelic: luath

Mutation

Mutation of lúath
radical lenition nasalization
lúath
also llúath after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		lúath
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

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

References

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