lúb

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lub"

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish lúb, from a Germanic language, probably Old Norse hlaupa (“to leap, spring”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną. Cognate with English loop.

Pronunciation

Noun

lúb f (genitive singular lúibe, nominative plural lúba)

  1. loop, link; coil, turn; twist, bend
    Is fearr an cú atá sa siúl ná an cú atá sa lúb. (proverb)
    Freedom of action is better than frustration
    (literally, “Better a hound on the move than a hound in a loop.”)
  2. fold, recess, nook, circle
  3. mesh in net; net, snare
  4. (knitting) stitch
  5. hasp (on door), catch (of gate)
  6. (croquet) hoop
  7. curved stick
  8. craft, deceit

Declension

Declension of lúb

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lúb lúba
Vocative a lúb a lúba
Genitive lúibe lúb
Dative lúb
lúib (archaic, dialectal) 		lúba

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lúb na lúba
Genitive na lúibe na lúb
Dative leis an lúb
leis an lúib (archaic, dialectal)

don lúb
don lúib (archaic, dialectal)

leis na lúba

Synonyms

Derived terms

Verb

lúb (present analytic lúbann, future analytic lúbfaidh, verbal noun lúbadh, past participle lúbtha) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. loop; enmesh, net
  2. bend, flex

Conjugation

conjugation of lúb (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present lúbaim lúbann tú;
lúbair† 		lúbann sé, sí lúbaimid lúbann sibh lúbann siad;
lúbaid† 		a lúbann; a lúbas lúbtar
past lúb mé; lúbas lúb tú; lúbais lúb sé, sí lúbamar; lúb muid lúb sibh; lúbabhair lúb siad; lúbadar a lúb /
ar lúb* 		lúbadh
past habitual lúbainn lúbtá lúbadh sé, sí lúbaimis; lúbadh muid lúbadh sibh lúbaidís; lúbadh siad a lúbadh /
a lúbadh* 		lúbtaí
future lúbfaidh mé;
lúbfad 		lúbfaidh tú;
lúbfair† 		lúbfaidh sé, sí lúbfaimid;
lúbfaidh muid 		lúbfaidh sibh lúbfaidh siad;
lúbfaid† 		a lúbfaidh; a lúbfas lúbfar
conditional lúbfainn lúbfá lúbfadh sé, sí lúbfaimis; lúbfadh muid lúbfadh sibh lúbfaidís; lúbfadh siad a lúbfadh /
a lúbfadh* 		lúbfaí
subjunctive present go lúba mé;
go lúbad† 		go lúba tú;
go lúbair† 		go lúba sé, sí go lúbaimid;
go lúba muid 		go lúba sibh go lúba siad;
go lúbaid† 		— go lúbtar
past dá lúbainn dá lúbtá dá lúbadh sé, sí dá lúbaimis;
dá lúbadh muid 		dá lúbadh sibh dá lúbaidís;
dá lúbadh siad 		— dá lúbtaí
imperative lúbaim lúb lúbadh sé, sí lúbaimis lúbaigí;
lúbaidh† 		lúbaidís — lúbtar
verbal noun lúbadh
past participle lúbtha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 81

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