lúth

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See also: luth, Luth, and lùth

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúd, from Old Irish lúud, from Proto-Celtic *lūtus. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic lùth and Welsh llid.

Pronunciation

Noun

lúth m (genitive singular lúith or lútha)

  1. agility, mobility, ability to use one's limbs
    Synonyms: aclaíocht, luaineacht
  2. movement, motion
    Synonym: gluaiseacht
  3. vigour, power, strength
    Synonyms: fuinneamh, cumhacht, neart
  4. (literary) joy, rejoicing
    Synonym: áthas

Declension

As a first-declension noun:

Declension of lúth (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative lúth
vocative a lúith
genitive lúith
dative lúth
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an lúth
genitive an lúith
dative leis an lúth
don lúth

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of lúth (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative lúth
vocative a lúth
genitive lútha
dative lúth
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an lúth
genitive an lútha
dative leis an lúth
don lúth

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