liúit

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English lute, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, probably from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic اَلْعُود (al-ʕūd, “the wood”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲuːtʲ/

Noun

liúit f (genitive singular liúite, nominative plural liúiteanna)

  1. (music) lute

Declension

Declension of liúit (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative liúit liúiteanna
vocative a liúit a liúiteanna
genitive liúite liúiteanna
dative liúit liúiteanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an liúit na liúiteanna
genitive na liúite na liúiteanna
dative leis an liúit
don liúit 		leis na liúiteanna

Derived terms

References

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