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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From luain + -ach.
Adjective
luaineach (genitive singular masculine luainigh, genitive singular feminine luainí, plural luaineacha, comparative luainí)
- fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant
- (chemistry) volatile
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- luaineacht (“mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility”)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaineach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “changeable”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “inconstant”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- “volatile”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024