luachair

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuəxəɾʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lúachair.

Noun

luachair f (genitive singular luachra)

1. (botany) rushes
2. rushy place, rushland

Declension

Declension of luachair

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative luachair Vocative a luachair Genitive luachra Dative luachair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an luachair Genitive na luachra Dative leis an luachair don luachair

Synonyms

• blíneach
• feag

Derived terms

• gabhal-luachair (“jointed, forked, rushes”)
• luachrach (“abounding in rushes, rushy”, adjective)
• luachrach (“rushes; rushy place”)

 

Etymology 2

Adjective

luachair (genitive singular masculine luachair, genitive singular feminine luachra, plural luachra, comparative luachra)

1. Alternative form of luchair (“bright, glittering, resplendent”)

Declension

Declension of luachair

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	luachair	luachair	luachra
Vocative	luachair		luachra
Genitive		luachra	luachra	luachair
Dative	luachair	luachair	luachra
Comparative	níos luachra
Superlative	is luachra

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luachair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “luachair”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “luachair”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lúachair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lúachair.

Noun

luachair f (genitive singular luachrach, no plural)

1. rushes

Derived terms

• dearc-luachrach (“lizard”)
• luachair-bhog (“bullrushes”)

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lúachair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language