luibh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɪvʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɨ̞vʲ/, /l̪ˠɨ̞fʲ/^[2]

Noun

luibh f (genitive singular luibhe, nominative plural luibheanna)

herb, plant

Declension

Declension of luibh (second declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	luibh	luibheanna
vocative	a luibh	a luibheanna
genitive	luibhe	luibheanna
dative	luibh	luibheanna

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an luibh	na luibheanna
genitive	na luibhe	na luibheanna
dative	leis an luibh don luibh	leis na luibheanna

Derived terms

garraí luibheanna (“herb garden”)
luibh leighis (“medicinal herb”)
luibh na ndaitheacha (“yarrow”)
luibheach (“herbaceous”, adjective)
luibheolaí (“botanist”)
luibheolaíocht (“botany”)
luibhghairdín (“botanic garden”)
luibhghort (“herb garden”)
luibhghualach (“vegetable charcoal”)
luibhicíd (“herbicide”)
luibhiteach (“herbivorous”, adjective)
luibhiteoir (“herbivore”)
luibhlia (“herbalist”)
luibhliacht (“herbalism”)
luibhre (“herbage”)
tae luibhe (“herbal tea”)

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 322, page 112

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“herb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuj/,

Noun

luibh m or f (genitive singular luibhe, plural luibhean)

herb, plant
weed

Synonyms

lus

Derived terms

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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