luibh
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
luibh f (genitive singular luibhe, nominative plural luibheanna)
Declension[edit]
Declension of luibh
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- garraí luibheanna (“herb garden”)
- luibh leighis (“medicinal herb”)
- luibh na ndaitheacha (“yarrow”)
- luibheach (“herbaceous”, adjective)
- luibheolaí (“botanist”)
- luibheolaíocht (“botany”)
- luibhghairdín (“botanic garden”)
- luibhghort (“herb garden”)
- luibhghualach (“vegetable charcoal”)
- luibhicíd (“herbicide”)
- luibhiteach (“herbivorous”, adjective)
- luibhiteoir (“herbivore”)
- luibhlia (“herbalist”)
- luibhliacht (“herbalism”)
- luibhre (“herbage”)
- tae luibhe (“herbal tea”)
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “luibh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “herb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 51
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish luib (“herb, plant”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
luibh m or f (genitive singular luibhe, plural luibhean)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “luib”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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