luain

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lúaidid (moves across, sets in motion).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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luain f (genitive singular luaine)

  1. movement
  2. vigorous exertion, hard work

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • luaineach (fast-moving, nimble; restless, unsteady; changeable, vacillating, inconstant; volatile)
  • luaineacht (mobility, nimbleness; restlessness; changeableness, vacillation, inconstancy, fluctuation; volatility)
  • luainigh (to move quickly, nimbly; to move unsteadily, vary, change; to fluctuate; to hunt; to precess; to weathervane)