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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”), from Proto-Celtic *loutus.
Noun
luaith f (genitive singular luatha)
- ashes
Declension
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “luaiṫ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 679; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaith”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
luaith
- inflection of luath:
- masculine vocative/genitive singular
- (archaic) feminine dative singular
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 182
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 78, page 32
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 134, page 28
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 152, page 59