luach
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (“value, equivalent, worth”),[1] from Proto-Celtic *lougos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̪ˠuəx/[2][3]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /l̪ˠɔx/ when unstressed in the phrase luach pingine (“pennyworth”) /l̪ˠɔxˈpʲiːn̠ʲə/[4]
Noun
luach m (genitive singular luacha, nominative plural luachanna)
Declension
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 42
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 151, page 59
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 27, page 14
Further reading
- “luach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “luaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 446
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (“value, equivalent, worth”), from Proto-Celtic *lowgos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“benefit, prize”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̪ˠuəx/
Noun
luach m (genitive singular luach)