lúbarnaíl

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lúbarnaighil, lúbarnghail (obsolete)

Etymology

From lúb (“loop”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈl̪ˠuːbˠəɾˠn̪ˠĩ/[1] (as if spelled lúbarnaí)

Noun

lúbarnaíl f (genitive singular lúbarnaíola)

  1. wriggling, writhing
  2. twisting, meandering

Declension

Declension of lúbarnaíl (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative lúbarnaíl
vocative a lúbarnaíl
genitive lúbarnaíola
dative lúbarnaíl
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an lúbarnaíl
genitive na lúbarnaíola
dative leis an lúbarnaíl
don lúbarnaíl
  • lúbarnach

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 87

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