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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish lúachair.
Noun
luachair f (genitive singular luachra)
- (botany) rushes
- rushy place, rushland
Declension
Synonyms
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Etymology 2
Adjective
luachair (genitive singular masculine luachair, genitive singular feminine luachra, plural luachra, comparative luachra)
- Alternative form of luchair (“bright, glittering, resplendent”)
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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| Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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| Nominative
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luachair
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luachair
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luachra
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| Vocative
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luachair
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luachra
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| Genitive
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luachra
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luachra
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luachair
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| Dative
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luachair
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luachair
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luachra
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| Comparative
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níos luachra
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| Superlative
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is luachra
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luachair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “luachair” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “luachair” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lúachair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish lúachair.
Noun
luachair f (genitive singular luachrach, no plural)
- rushes
Derived terms
Further reading