lúth

See also: luth, Luth, and lùth

Irish

Alternative forms

  • lúd, lúdh, lútháil

Etymology

From Middle Irish lúd, from Old Irish lúud, from Proto-Celtic *lūtus. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic lùth and Welsh llid.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̪ˠuː(h)/

Noun

lúth m (genitive singular lúith or lútha)

  1. agility, mobility, ability to use one's limbs
    Synonyms: aclaíocht, luaineacht
  2. movement, motion
    Synonym: gluaiseacht
  3. vigour, power, strength
    Synonyms: fuinneamh, cumhacht, neart
  4. (literary) joy, rejoicing
    Synonym: áthas

Declension

As a first-declension noun:

Declension of lúth (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative lúth
vocative a lúith
genitive lúith
dative lúth
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an lúth
genitive an lúith
dative leis an lúth
don lúth

As a third-declension noun:

Declension of lúth (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative lúth
vocative a lúth
genitive lútha
dative lúth
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an lúth
genitive an lútha
dative leis an lúth
don lúth

Derived terms

  • ar lúth (“swiftly, with vigor”)
  • cleasa lúith (“athletic exercises, athletics”)
  • lúth na teanga (“power of speech, a glib tongue”)
  • lúthchleas (“athletic exercises, athletics”)
  • tromán lúith (“dumbbell”)

Further reading

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