lúbaire

Irish

Etymology

From lúb +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbˠəɾʲə/

Noun

lúbaire m (genitive singular lúbaire, nominative plural lúbairí)

  1. crafty person, twister

Declension

Declension of lúbaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative lúbaire lúbairí
vocative a lúbaire a lúbairí
genitive lúbaire lúbairí
dative lúbaire lúbairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an lúbaire na lúbairí
genitive an lúbaire na lúbairí
dative leis an lúbaire
don lúbaire 		leis na lúbairí

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lúbaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “bender”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “rat”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “twister”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • “weasel”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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