luaidhe
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *loudom.
Pronunciation
Noun
luaidhe f (genitive singular luaidhe, nominative plural luaidheanna)
- lead (metal element)
- lead (substance inside pencil)
Declension
Declension of luaidhe
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: luaite
Derived terms
- coileacam luaidhe (“lead-colic”)
- faoi luaidhe (“leaded”)
- grán luaidhe (“lead shot”)
- grán luaidhe (“lead shot”)
- luaidhe a chur ar rud (“to lead something”)
- luaidhe bhán (“white lead”)
- luaidhe bhuí (“yellow lead”)
- luaidhe dhearg (“red lead”)
- luaidhe dhubh (“black-lead”)
- luaidhe fuinneoige (“window leads”)
- luaidhiúil (“lead-like, leaden”, adjective)
- luaidhnimh, nimh luaidhe (“lead-poisoning”)
- muileann luaidhe (“lead-works”)
- peann luaidhe (“pencil”, literally “lead pen”)
- siúcra luaidhe (“sugar of lead”)
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luaidhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “lúaide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “luaidhe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “luaidhe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology 1
From Old Irish lúaide, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *loudom.
Noun
luaidhe m or f (genitive singular luaidhe, no plural)
- lead (metal; chemical element)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
luaidhe
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