luach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (value, equivalent, worth),[1] from Proto-Celtic *lougos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (benefit, prize).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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luach m (genitive singular luacha, nominative plural luachanna)

  1. value
  2. price
  3. reward, recompense, requital

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “luach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 42
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 151, page 59
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 27, page 14

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish lúach, from Old Irish lóg (value, equivalent, worth), from Proto-Celtic *lowgos, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (benefit, prize).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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luach m (genitive singular luach)

  1. value, worth

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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