lùbach

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See also: lúbach

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From lùb +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lùbach (genitive singular masculine lùbaich, comparative lùbaiche)

  1. bending, bended
  2. pliant, flexible, bendy
  3. meandering, winding, sinuous, tortuous, zigzag (river, road, argument etc)

Noun

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lùbach f (genitive singular lùbaiche, plural lùbaichean)

  1. loop, noose
  2. hairpin
  3. (sailing) cringle

References

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “lùbach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúbach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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