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Definition 2024
lúbach
lúbach
See also: lùbach
Irish
Noun
lúbach f (genitive singular lúbaí, nominative plural lúbacha)
Declension
Declension of lúbach
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2
From lúb (“bend, loop, twist”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
lúbach (genitive singular masculine lúbaigh, genitive singular feminine lúbaí, plural lúbacha, comparative lúbaí)
Declension
Declension of lúbach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | lúbach | lúbach¹ | lúbacha³ | |
| Vocative | lúbaigh¹ | lúbach¹ | lúbacha | |
| Genitive | lúbaigh¹ | lúbaí (obsolete) lúbaighe |
lúbacha | lúbach |
| Dative | lúbach² | lúbach¹ (archaic) lúbaigh¹ |
lúbacha³ | |
| Comparative | lúbaí (obsolete) lúbaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
- (looped, coiled): lúbánach
Related terms
- (crafty, tricky, deceitful): lúbaire, lúbaireacht
- (sinuous): lúbacht
References
- "lúbach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.