luasc

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lúasc (“swaying, oscillation”). Compare Welsh llusg (“dragging, drawing”).

Noun

luasc f (genitive singular luaisce, nominative plural luasca)

  1. (literary) swinging motion, oscillation

Declension

Declension of luasc (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative luasc luasca
vocative a luasc a luasca
genitive luaisce luasc
dative luasc luasca
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an luasc na luasca
genitive na luaisce na luasc
dative leis an luasc
don luasc 		leis na luasca

Derived terms

  • luascdhoras m (“swing door, swinging door”)
  • luascdhroichead f (“swing bridge”)

Descendants

  • → Yola: lhuske

Verb

luasc (present analytic luascann, future analytic luascfaidh, verbal noun luascadh, past participle luasctha)

  1. swing, oscillate

Conjugation

conjugation of luasc (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun luascadh
past participle luasctha
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present luascaim luascann tú;
luascair† 		luascann sé, sí luascaimid luascann sibh luascann siad;
luascaid† 		a luascann; a luascas luasctar
past luasc mé; luascas luasc tú; luascais luasc sé, sí luascamar; luasc muid luasc sibh; luascabhair luasc siad; luascadar a luasc /
ar luasc* 		luascadh
past habitual luascainn luasctá luascadh sé, sí luascaimis; luascadh muid luascadh sibh luascaidís; luascadh siad a luascadh /
a luascadh* 		luasctaí
future luascfaidh mé;
luascfad 		luascfaidh tú;
luascfair† 		luascfaidh sé, sí luascfaimid;
luascfaidh muid 		luascfaidh sibh luascfaidh siad;
luascfaid† 		a luascfaidh; a luascfas luascfar
conditional luascfainn luascfá luascfadh sé, sí luascfaimis; luascfadh muid luascfadh sibh luascfaidís; luascfadh siad a luascfadh /
a luascfadh* 		luascfaí
subjunctive
present go luasca mé;
go luascad† 		go luasca tú;
go luascair† 		go luasca sé, sí go luascaimid;
go luasca muid 		go luasca sibh go luasca siad;
go luascaid† 		— go luasctar
past dá luascainn dá luasctá dá luascadh sé, sí dá luascaimis;
dá luascadh muid 		dá luascadh sibh dá luascaidís;
dá luascadh siad 		— dá luasctaí
imperative
– luascaim luasc luascadh sé, sí luascaimis luascaigí;
luascaidh† 		luascaidís — luasctar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

  • ar luascadh (“swinging, oscillating”)
  • luascaire m (“swinger”)
  • luascán m (“a swinging, a swing”)

Further reading

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