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 Case Singular Plural Nominative luasc luasca Vocative a luasc a luasca Genitive luaisce luasc Dative luasc luasca

Forms with the definite article Case 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)

		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
verbal noun		luascadh
past participle		luasctha

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Derived terms

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúasc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language