luamhán

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Irish

Etymology

From luamh (“pilot, steersman; guiding hand”) +‎ -án.

Noun

luamhán m (genitive singular luamháin, nominative plural luamháin)

lever

Declension

Declension of luamhán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	luamhán	luamháin
Vocative	a luamháin	a luamhána
Genitive	luamháin	luamhán
Dative	luamhán	luamháin

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an luamhán	na luamháin
Genitive	an luamháin	na luamhán
Dative	leis an luamhán don luamhán	leis na luamháin

Derived terms

cumas luamháin (“purchase, leverage”)
fórsa luamháin (“prize, leverage”)
luamhán adhainte (“ignition lever”)
luamhán aistrithe (“switch”)
luamhán bonn (“tyre-lever”)
luamhán ceangail (“link-lever”)
luamhán comhla (“valve-rocker”)
luamhán crúca (“cant-hook”)
luamhán oibrithe (“operating-lever”)
luamhán rialaithe (“regulator-lever”)
luamhán stiúrtha (“control lever, joy-stick”)
sraith luamhán (“leverage”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luamhán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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