luaineach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • luaimhneach, luaimneach

Etymology

From luain +‎ -ach.

Adjective

luaineach (genitive singular masculine luainigh, genitive singular feminine luainí, plural luaineacha, comparative luainí)

  1. fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant
  2. (chemistry) volatile

Declension

Declension of luaineach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative luaineach luaineach luaineacha
vocative luainigh luaineacha
genitive luainí luaineacha luaineach
dative luaineach luaineach;
luainigh (archaic) 		luaineacha
Comparative níos luainí
Superlative is luainí

Derived terms

  • luaineachán (“swimming-crab”)
  • luaineacht (“mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility”)

Further reading

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