luamh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luam (pilot, steersman).

Noun

luamh m (genitive singular luaimh)

  1. (literary) pilot, steersman
  2. (literary) guiding hand
  3. (literary, ecclesiastical) abbot
  4. yacht

Declension

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

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