luath

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See also: lúath and luath-

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lúath.

Pronunciation

Adjective

luath (genitive singular masculine luaith, genitive singular feminine luaithe, plural luatha, comparative luaithe or luathcha)

  1. quick, fast
  2. early, soon

Declension

Declension of luath
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative luath luath luatha
vocative luaith luatha
genitive luaithe luatha luath
dative luath luath;
luaith (archaic) 		luatha
Comparative níos luaithe
Superlative is luaithe
  • Alternative comparative form: luathcha (Cois Fharraige)

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References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 90, page 50
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 151, page 59

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lúath.

Adjective

luath (comparative luaithe)

  1. fast, swift, fleet, nimble, quick, speedy
    each luath ― a fleet horse
  2. early, soon
    • 1987 July 1, Joe Neil MacNeil, John Shaw, Tales Until Dawn: The World of a Cape Breton Gaelic Story-Teller, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 276:
      Agus cha bu luaithe a chuir esan an t-eun anns an eunain òrach na thànaig sgriach as an eun a bha oillteil agus dhùisg a h-uile duine a bh' as a' chairteal […]
      And no sooner had he put the bird in the golden birdhouse than came a screech from the bird that was horrible and woke up everyone in the quarter 
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish lúaith (“ashes, dust”), from Proto-Celtic *loutus. Cognate with Welsh lludw.

Noun

luath f (genitive singular luaithe or luatha, no plural)

  1. ash (from fire)
    luath bholcàno ― volcanic ash
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