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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.
Pronunciation
Noun
luaidhe f (genitive singular luaidhe, nominative plural luaidheanna)
- lead (metal element)
- lead (substance inside pencil)
- (nautical) (sounding-)lead, plummet
- Synonyms: aigeach, luaidhe fheádóireachta
- (fishing) sinker
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaidhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “lúaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “luaidhe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “luaidhe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 59
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *ɸloudom.
Noun
luaidhe m or f (genitive singular luaidhe, no plural)
- lead (metal; chemical element)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
luaidhe
- genitive singular of luaidh