lúbtha

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Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

lúb +‎ -tha. The sense ‘bent, gay’ is a semantic loan from English bent.

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

lúbtha

  1. past participle of lúb

Adjective[edit]

lúbtha

  1. bent, crooked
    Synonym: cam
  2. (offensive) bent (homosexual)
    Synonym: cam
  3. curved
    Synonyms: cuar, cuarach, cuartha

Noun[edit]

lúbtha

  1. genitive singular of lúbadh

Further reading[edit]

  • Entries containing “lúbtha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “lúbtha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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